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PEEYUSH AGARWAL 821 Bergen Avenue, Apartment D6

Jersey City, NJ 07306 Tel: 718-724-3533

E-mail: [email protected]

Education: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY New York, NY Leonard N. Stern School of Business Master of Business Administration, May 2014 Specializations in Financial Instruments & Markets and Finance

• Vice President of Finance, Sales and Trading Club • Member, Graduate Finance Association, European Business Society

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR Kanpur, India Bachelor of Technology, Electrical Engineering, May 2008

• Awarded the ‘Amit Saxena Memorial Award’ for securing highest marks in Electronics Courses in the graduating class of 2008

• Honored with Academic Excellence Award, awarded to top 2% of class • Qualified IIT Joint Entrance Examination with an All India Rank of 136 (among 200,000 examinees)

• Head Coordinator (Electrical Engineering Department) - Placements Cell Coordination Committee

Experience: DEUTSCHE BANK Mumbai, India 2009–2012 Senior Analyst – Commodities Exotics Trading

• Priced and traded exotic structures such as autocallables, reverse convertibles on commodities with average daily traded notional of over $2 million

• Managed trading books worth $10 million using dynamic intraday delta / vega hedging strategies

• Developed 2-factor trading models incorporating mean reversion to contain specified types of trading risks, generating incremental benefits of $200,000

• Collaborated with structuring teams in London and Singapore to create monthly sales pitch books with commodity trade ideas for investors in Europe and Asia Pacific

• Conducted weekly calls with sales and structuring teams in London, Singapore and Sydney to analyze DB Research’s outlook on commodities

2008–2009 HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Bangalore, India Analyst, Cards Services Marketing Analytics

• Identified distinctive customer behavior patterns to optimize underwriting strategies leading to incremental gains of $1.3 million

• Developed survival model to reduce customer attrition rates and increased profitability by $700,000

• Managed communications for the bank’s CSR activities; actively involved in several volunteer initiatives such as HSBC-EarthWatch Trek to Kabini Forests

• Awarded ‘Leading Light Analyst Award’ for significant contribution to Sears Portfolio at HSBC

2007 ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS Paris, France Summer Intern, Analytical Research

• Selected as the only recipient from IIT Kanpur for a fully funded scholarship to promote Indo-French collaboration in technology; conducted research to improve image reconstruction quality of cameras

• Published “A Novel low-cost computational solution for extremely large systems of linear equations using coarse space correction in radial basis interpolation” ECP Conference 2009

Additional: • Completed CFA Level-2

• Co-founded eGreens Nursery – first of its kind online plant nursery venture in India with operations in Mumbai, Pune and Delhi

• Participated in The Sunfeast Marathon to raise funds for Pratham, a non-governmental organization active in education and development of poor children in India

• Actively engaged in Deutsche Bank’s environmental initiatives such as Annual Tree Plantation Drive • Interests include: gardening, cricket and tennis

CAGE BREWER 140 East 14

th Street, Apartment 1302

New York, NY 10003

Tel: 843-592-1988


Education: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY New York, NY

Leonard N. Stern School of Business Master of Business Administration, May 2014

Specializations in Finance, Strategy, and Real Estate

Selected to represent Stern at the University of Michigan’s Ross Investment Competition

VP of Communications, Investment Management & Research Society

Member, Hedge Fund Association, Graduate Finance Association, and SpeechMasters

DUKE UNIVERSITY Durham, NC

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Bachelor of Arts, History, May 2009

Relevant Coursework: Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, American Business History, and

Regulating American Business

Graduated in three years, cum laude, with High Distinction in History

Treasurer, Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity

Resident Assistant, Blackwell Residence Hall

Practice Captain, Sailing Club

Experience: TELSEY ADVISORY GROUP New York, NY

Fall 2012 Equity Research Intern

Work with lead analysts to create financial models, research reports, and presentations

2009-2012 CAPITAL ONE Richmond, VA

Senior Business Analyst | Small Business Banking

Planned, executed, and analyzed the results of direct mail, e-mail, and online banner marketing

campaigns, with a $2 million annual budget

Generated and shared an 80-slide market research presentation with senior leaders, detailing growth

opportunities by bank district in deposits, loans, and treasury management services

Produced multi-layer calling campaign reports used by 300 bankers and their managers across eight states

Led a team of four to design and deliver the division’s largest targeted marketing campaign to date, which

generated approximately $500,000 in annually-recurring revenue

Business Analyst | US Card Customer Management

Persuaded executives to terminate a check program, previously thought to be profitable, saving the

company $1-3 million in annual operating and credit costs

Orchestrated a pilot program, which made online chat available to balance transfer customers; based upon

my recommendation, the department vice president authorized full-time implementation of chat on the

balance transfer portion of the Capital One website

Partnered with General Counsel to bring core marketing materials into compliance with the CARD Act

Formulated recruiting strategies, mentored new analysts, and managed career fair booths

Summer 2008 T. ROWE PRICE Baltimore, MD

Intern | Compliance

Trained three new associates using personally-developed technical procedure manuals

Reviewed late-day trading activity and investigated suspicious transactions in client accounts

Identified, tracked, and categorized abandoned property records

Contacted individuals with uncashed checks to facilitate the closure of a large corporate bank account

Additional: Interests include: Equity investing, trading inefficiently-priced South Carolina property tax lien securities,

investment literature, biographies of famous businesspeople, playing the piano (particularly pieces written

by Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Prokofiev), sailing Sunfish and JY15s, and visiting historical

sites

MICHAEL J. BURLEY, CFA Stuyvesant Oval, Apartment 11A

New York, NY 10009 Tel: 617-538-2731


Education: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY New York, NY Leonard N. Stern School of Business Master of Business Administration, May 2014 Specializations in Finance and Strategy

Aswath Damodaran Faculty Scholar NYU Stern Faculty Scholarship Recipient Assistant Vice President of Strategy, Stern Investment Management and Research Society Member, Stern Hedge Fund Association and Stern Graduate Finance Association Winner, 2012 NYU Stern Stock Pitch Competition Stern Team, 2012 Cornell MBA Stock Pitch Challenge and 2012 UNC Alpha Challenge

BENTLEY UNIVERSITY Waltham, MA Bachelor of Science, Corporate Finance & Accounting, May 2008 Graduated Magna Cum Laude Bentley-Waltham Full Academic Scholarship Recipient, President’s List, Minor in Law Member of Bentley Honors Program, Honor Society, and Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society Experience: CENTURY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC – AUM of $3 Billion Boston, MA 2008–2012 Equity Analyst

Generated investment ideas and performed fundamental research and financial analysis on companies with small and small-mid market capitalizations in a generalist role

Pitched and presented investment recommendations to team of three Portfolio Managers and four Senior Equity Analysts, with recommendations implemented across four investment strategies

Researched and valued companies using DCF valuation and comparable multiple analysis Built financial models for current and potential stock investments, analyzed historical trends,

forecasted five-year earnings potential, and established twelve-month price targets Developed investment theses by conducting interviews with senior management of companies,

industry insiders, and sell-side research analysts to track company and industry trends Delivered weekly presentations and written research reports on macroeconomic and industry trends Recommended buy and sell decisions on 10-15% of the Small Cap Core strategy portfolio Investment recommendations contributed +9.5% of the Small Cap Core strategy’s cumulative return

of +147.6% in 31 months since inception ending 6/30/12, versus the Russell 2000 benchmark’s cumulative return of +42.6%

Maintained coverage of recommended investments and monitored all Small Cap Core portfolio stocks throughout quarterly earnings seasons as the sole Equity Analyst supporting the strategy

Conducted weekly portfolio review and idea generation with the Small Cap Core Portfolio Manager 2006–2008 Intern in the Public Securities Group and the Finance & Legal Department

Performed fundamental research and financial analysis on public companies and industries to identify industry trends and investment opportunities for the investment team

Built financial models of current Century portfolio companies for Senior Equity Analysts Reconciled internal account statements for over 40 institutional separate accounts monthly

and managed the quarterly client account invoicing process Calculated performance figures for GIPS-compliant investment strategy composite

presentations Performed compliance testing of investment guidelines for the Chief Compliance Officer

Additional: Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder, passed all three CFA exams on the first attempt Member of the CFA Institute and the Boston Security Analysts Society (BSAS)

Big Brother for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay Program Volunteer youth basketball and baseball coach

Interests include sky diving and recreational sports

TONY (YI) DAI 10 Rutgers Street, Apartment 3A

New York, NY 10002

Tel: 347-323-2075




Specializations in Financial Systems & Analytics, Financial Instruments & Markets, Finance

Member, Graduate Finance Association, Stern Investment Management & Research Society, Stern Sales

and Trading Club

FUDAN UNIVERSITY

School of Economics Shanghai, China

Bachelor degree in Public Finance

People’s Scholarship four-year recipient

Chairperson, Fudan Tennis Association

Experience: ORIENT SECURITIES CO. LTD. Shenzhen, China

2010–2012 Senior Institutional Equity Sales

Served several mutual fund and asset management clients including Golden Eagle Fund Management,

Morgan Stanley Huaxin Fund Management and Bosera Fund Management, managing listed company

relationship, specialist road shows and customized conference calls

Improved continuously in client’s sell-side institutions ranking system, advancing from 21st to

5th within three quarters

Earned commission for the company with considerable progress in accounts covered by means of

distinguished professional service; Commission from a $1 billion client in 2011 was two times more than

that in 2010

Promoted Life Asset Management to open an account through persistent professional service and

interpersonal functioning

Utilized both fundamental and technical analysis to convey investment ideas via an innovative

personal sales product, a weekly conclusion and comment on short-term stock strategy and long-

term market outlook

2009–2010 ZHONGJU FUND MANAGEMENT CO. LTD. Shenzhen, China

Head of New Energy Industry Research Group

Researched and analyzed photovoltaic industry, closely tracking more than 10 listed companies

Managed a five-member New Energy Industry Research Group focusing on solar, wind, nuclear energy

and electric vehicles; Won the Best Research Group Prize in 2009 based on both stock selection and team

collaboration

Rationalized the “Strong Buy” rating on EGING Photovoltaic (600537, Shanghai Stock Exchange), which

ultimately generated 40% profit for the company

2007–2009 Strategy Analyst Shenzhen, China

Analyzed global macroeconomic situation and assisted on portfolio allocation

Identified the potential for systematic risk outbreak of the Chinese stock market exactly in the beginning

of 2008 and successfully persuaded the investment managers to reduce stock positions from 70% to 30%

during the first season, helping them avoid a huge potential loss

Produced monthly research reports on global economy and presented them in internal meetings of

Investment Decision Panel

Additional: CFA Charter Pending due to membership application process

Languages: English (fluent) and Mandarin (native)

Interests include: Tennis, Scuba Diving, Travel（Dubai, Japan, Australia）, Cooking(Szechuan Cuisine)

Winner of the First Prize in Shanghai Undergraduates’ Tennis Competition 2006, PADI Advanced Open

Water Diver Certificate holder

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SAJAL DOGRA 444 Washington Blvd Apt 3330



Education: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY New York, NY Leonard N. Stern School of Business Master of Business Administration, May 2014 Specialization in Finance, Economics

• Selected to represent Stern at the 2012 UVA Darden Investing Challenge (DVIC) • Member, Investment Management and Research, Hedge Fund Association, Graduate Finance Association

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON Madison, WI Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, August 2005

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS Chennai, India Bachelor of Technology, Electrical Engineering, August 2003 (Minor : Financial Management) • Secured All India Rank 364 out of 150,000 candidates (top 0.33%), IIT Joint Entrance Exam Experience: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES (AMD) Boxborough, MA 2012 Senior Design Engineer

• Managed and led a team of four engineers that analyzed system memory and bandwidth features for the next-generation version of the world’s largest selling gaming console, reducing memory issues by 70%

• Defined and wrote technical documentation on chip security specifications to mitigate hacking risk

2011–2012 STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS (acquired by MICROCHIP) Hauppauge, NY Senior Design Engineer

• Architected and designed innovative adapters between high speed wired technologies like the Apple Thunderbolt, USB 3, HDMI and Ethernet; doubled data speeds and reduced power consumption by 40%

• Managed and developed new product test flow that allowed complete debug before silicon arrived,

reducing production test development and time to market by three months; this solution was successfully adopted for a company-wide roll out

• Conducted feasibility studies, market research and documented technical ideas on high speed technology interfaces; recommendations resulted in a new audio codec to USB 3 chip

2007–2011 QUALCOMM San Diego, CA Design Engineer

• Developed industry defining 3G and 4G wireless chips, designing on-chip bus systems, camera interface, display controller and contributing to the product test engineering efforts

• Conducted due diligence on proprietary synthesis techniques and power saving methodologies, pitching

competitive analysis results to top engineering executives inside Qualcomm; the recommendations resulted in Qualcomm acquiring a 50-member technology company

• Successfully led an eleven member product test engineering bring up effort for wired connectivity blocks on Qualcomm's first 4G modem, enabling Qualcomm to achieve a critical first mover advantage in 4G

• Led a four member hardware design and validation team; designed a novel non-blocking system-on-chip bus system, achieving a 300% improvement in best-case throughput

2005–2007 CIRRUS LOGIC Austin, TX Design Engineer • Designed mixed-signal smart-grid power meter and audio codec chips for iPods

• Researched competitor solutions and reverse engineered the specifications for an LCD driver system • Managed and led the design and software driver development team of the LCD controller

• Demonstrated customer board prototypes to upper management and customers, defining and incorporating specific customer and marketing feedback into the final product

Additional: • Successfully passed all three CFA level exams in 18 months

• Project coordinator for AID San Diego; awarded volunteer organization of the year in 2008 by Qualcomm; organized and participated in various fund raising events in different capacities

• Blogged about technology trends and investment ideas; cited by EETimes, WSJ, Morningstar, Reuters

• Ran two half-marathons; 1800-level USATT table tennis player; silver medalist at IIT Madras and SMSC • Campus magazine editor; won first prize in IIT essay writing contest

IVAN FAUSTINELLI 140 East 14th street, Room 1429

New York, NY 10003

Tel: 646-203-1017



Leonard N. Stern School of Business

Master of Business Administration, May 2014

Specializations in Accounting, Economics and Finance

A. Michael Spence Faculty Scholar

Co-AVP of Events for OutClass, member of the Graduate Finance Association

UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE Lausanne, Switzerland

Haute Ecole de Commerce (HEC)

Master of Actuarial Sciences, July 2008

Graduated cum laude

Director and Editor in Chief of Fréquence Banane (student radio station); increased the number of listeners

and doubled operations budget

Teaching Assistant for first year Physics students

SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Lausanne, Switzerland

Bachelor of Physics, August 2006

Graduated cum laude

Journalist and host at Fréquence Banane

Experience: UNION BANCAIRE PRIVEE (UBP) - Private Banking Zurich, Switzerland

2009 – 2011 Junior Analyst

Developed financial models based on Asset Pricing Theory, evaluating the risk assessment of three emerging

market fixed income funds with a total of $1bn in assets under management

Researched interaction between risk and interest rates and developed a scenario analysis, providing

recommendations for portfolio managers to reallocate positions in response to market changes

Analyzed and compared performance of different asset classes (sovereign debt vs corporate debt, investment

grade vs high yield, countries, sectors), providing investment strategies to portfolio managers

Evaluated currency market volatility and investment strategies, recommending optimal currency holdings

Implemented improvements to existing financial models based on an analysis of Capital Asset Pricing

Theory and the Hodrick–Prescott filter, improving the incorporated changes into investment models and

projection

Created tools to estimate the economic health of 80 countries according to 23 macro-economic indicators,

providing allocation strategies to fund portfolio managers

2008 SWISS AIR FORCE Jassbach, Switzerland

Soldier

Managed sophisticated technology used to acquire and analyze information regarding potential threats

Planned defense strategies as part of a large team regarding nuclear, biological or chemical attacks

Spring 2008 FLAGSTONE REINSURANCE Martigny, Switzerland

Actuarial Intern

Developed a quantitative model based on Bühlmann-Straub Credibility theory to calculate reinsurance

premiums for UK car insurance companies

Summer 2007 L’HEBDO - Newsmagazine Lausanne, Switzerland

Reporter

Covered European politics and economics at the European Parliament of Strasbourg and Bruxelles,

publishing articles and video content

Additional:

Languages: French (fluent), Italian (fluent), German (fluent) and English (fluent)

Proficient technical skills, including VBA and Bloomberg as well as Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Interests include: Produced short films (music videos, advertisements’ parody), amateur astronomy

JEFFREY D. GOLDSTEIN 321 East 54

th Street, Apartment 1G

New York, NY 10022

Tel: 845-598-7059




Specializations in Finance and Financial Instruments and Markets

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS St. Louis, MO

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance and International Business, May 2008

Dean’s List

Experience: OPPENHEIMER & CO. INC. New York, NY

2010 - 2012 Fixed Income Trader

Traded a variety of money market products on a daily basis, including auction rate preferred shares

(ARPS), municipal auction rate shares (MARS), student loans auction rate shares (SLARS), short term

municipal bonds and commercial paper

Collaborated with internal financial advisors on a daily basis to provide current market analysis and

product information, including preparing and distributing morning offering pages detailing yields for

auction rate securities and commercial paper seen in the marketplace

Organized and entered all client orders into daily auction using Excel and multiple internal systems and

executed resulting trades using Bloomberg and internal trading program

Performed credit analysis on auction rate securities to determine appropriate prices in brokering secondary

market trades in a largely illiquid marketplace

Oversaw all auction rate desk accounting; monitored receivables from external broker-dealers and

determined payables to both internal financial advisors and external broker dealers

Used current market movements along with historical prices to place bids via Bloomberg on short-term

municipal bonds on a daily basis; subsequently sold these purchased municipal bonds to internal clients

Created and led presentation to representatives from several multinational investment management

companies in an effort to gain additional auction rate security market share

Developed a plan to begin offering Yankee CDs to clients by determining internal demand, conducting

extensive market research and speaking to a number of broker-dealers about how this product is traded

2009 - 2010 THOMPSON WIGDOR & GILLY LLP New York, NY

Paralegal

Collaborated on pleadings, discovery and motions with associates and partners across the firm’s practice

areas

Reviewed and digested client statements, case law and discovery materials in preparation for federal and

state trials and arbitrations

Performed extensive legal research utilizing LexisNexis and Pacer to locate historical cases which

contained appropriate legal precedent

Analyzed hourly wage figures and assisted in determining settlement amount in a class action lawsuit

against a multinational corporation.

2007 LEHMAN BROTHERS London, UK

Foreign Exchange Options Product Control Intern

Created daily profit and loss spreadsheets to analyze performance of foreign exchange options traders

Created and updated daily reconciliation spreadsheets in Excel using information from Access

Uploaded month-end profit and loss figures and checked for accuracy

Additional: Series 7, 55 and 63 certified

Passed Level 1 of the CFA Examination, June 2012

Interests include New York Mets, politics, current events, traveling

JAVIER M. GONDO

140 East 14th Street, Apt. 1534

New York, NY, 10003

Tel: 917-436-2133





Specializations in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Corporate Finance

AVP Conference, Private Equity Club

Member, Investment Management and Research Club, Entrepreneur’s Exchange

UNIVERSIDAD DEL PACIFICO Lima, Peru

Bachelor of Economics, Minor in Finance and Regulation, February 2009

Teaching Assistant: Mathematics Department (2006–2009); Economics Department (2007–2009)

Experience: FARO CAPITAL SAFI Lima, Peru

2012

Private Equity Fund focused on investments in Peruvian mid-cap and large-cap companies

Senior Private Equity Investment Analyst

Evaluated performance of 2 portfolio companies (gold mining company and educational services group)

and provided feedback on areas of improvement achieving 10% savings in Administrative expenses

Valued 3 additional educational services buyout opportunities and analyzed potential synergies with the

educational services portfolio company which led to the decision of not acquiring the companies

Identified 10 potential buyers of portfolio companies, focusing on specialized mining investment funds

and large cap gold mining companies with operations in Latin America

Analyzed several Peruvian private companies from different sectors such as energy, environmental assets,

media, retail, logistics, and health and fitness

2011–2012 ALTERLATINA Lima, Peru

Financial advisor

Strategized approach with Peruvian angel investors to seek funding through preparation of professional

business plan, presentation and pitch which led to entering a second stage of evaluation

2010–2011 COMPASS GROUP SAFI Lima, Peru

Private Equity Fund focused on investments in Peruvian mid-cap and large-cap companies

Private Equity Investment Analyst

Built valuation models of educational service group that led to $10 million investment

Performed due diligence process of educational service group companies and negotiated terms and

conditions, securing the exit strategy while collaborating in the drafting of contracts

Built analysis reports and presentations for Investment Committee and for Surveillance Committee

regarding the status of portfolio companies and the investment opportunities in the pipeline

Analyzed several Peruvian private companies from sectors such as industrial, logistics, media and

telecommunications, retail, education, healthcare, energy, and mining

2009–2010 COMPASS PERU Lima, Peru

Institutional Sales Investment Analyst

Managed relationship between international fund management companies (Bain Capital, PIMCO,

JPMorgan Asset Management, among others) and Peruvian institutional investors

Analyzed over 200 mutual funds that invest in more than 30 countries to deliver thorough investment

strategies to clients, efforts that were translated into a $160 million increase in investments on funds

represented by Compass

Generated reports regarding macroeconomic and sector indicators, asset class comparison, performance

analysis, and holdings analysis for Peruvian institutional investors which led to a return to positive money

inflows to actively managed funds, for the first time after 2 years

Strategized with investment analysts and executives from the Peruvian pension fund management

companies regarding global situation and investment themes

Recommended investments in US High Yield during the beginning of 2009, through a meticulous sector

and holdings analysis, without having success. Returns in the asset class since 2009 proved to be really

attractive (~90% as of Sep 2012) and investors ended up regretting their decision not to invest sooner in it

Additional: Languages: Spanish (Native), English (Fluent), Japanese (Basic)

Community: Coordinator of Entrepreneurs (2012) and Volunteer Adviser (2011) at Accion Emprendedora;

Co-Organizer and Mentor (2012) at StartUp Weekend Lima

Passed Level I of CFA

Interests include: Private Equity, Entrepreneurship, Technology Investing, and Venture Capital

Hobbies include: Playing soccer and tennis, jogging

Proficiency in Bloomberg, E-views, Stata, Capital IQ

AMIT GUTT 140 East 14

th Street, PA-1412A-1

New York, NY 10003

Tel: 202-487-6641





Specializations in Financial Instruments and Markets, Corporate Finance, Management

Recipient, Stern scholarship

Associate Vice President, Stern Investment Management & Research Society

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Washington, DC

Master of Arts, Applied Economics, December 2011

Specializations in Econometrics and Macroeconomics

Selected Course Projects:

“Modeling Stock Returns and Asymmetric Volatility with TAR-GARCH-M”

“Forecasting the Kansas City Financial Stress Index with a Multi-Factor Model”

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY Baltimore, MD

Bachelor of Science, Financial Economics, May 2007

cum laude

Omicron Delta Epsilon (international Economics honors society), Inducted

Experience: US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE: BUREAU OF CENSUS Washington, DC

2009–2012 Statistician

Advised management in non-linear econometric methodologies to use in estimating data for

delinquent/non-response establishments to surveys; approval of new methodologies led to higher accuracy

in estimating data for capital expenditures and benefits variables

Refined and implemented statistical model evaluation procedures to include heteroskedasticity testing, use

of robust standard errors, and analysis of residuals and variance; new evaluation procedures eliminated

establishment-size bias in estimates

Computed input/output parameters for an econometric model measuring employment attributable to the

manufacturing sector

Computed state-varying model parameters for the relationship between cost and quantity of electricity for

manufacturing establishments; implemented a cross-industry econometric model that estimated data for

delinquent respondents to the Annual Survey of Manufactures resulting in a 15% decrease in variance from

US Energy Information Administration data

Analyzed financial and production data for various manufacturing sector industries; reviewed year-by-year

industry changes, reconciled data with researched industry trends and SEC filings, and published industry

statistics as part of the Annual Survey of Manufactures

2007–2009 RYDEX INVESTMENTS Rockville, MD

Fund Accountant

Prepared annual/semi-annual financial statements and regulatory filings for more than 50 mutual funds

with over $20 billion in assets under management

Minimized tracking error through Beta analysis of various leveraged and inverse mutual funds invested in

equity, fixed income, futures, and swap instruments

Performed quarterly diversification testing on all quantitative mutual funds

Built spreadsheet models to calculate financial ratios, portfolio turnover, fund Net Asset Values, and fees

2006–2007 THE COLUMBIA BANK Columbia, MD

Intern

Performed financial statement analysis in support of the commercial loan approval process

Maintained weekly loan pipeline reports for the senior banking executives

Additional: Statistical/Econometric software experience: EViews, Stata, SAS, Minitab

DEAN J. HAMILTON, CFA

501 West 156th

Street, Apartment 56

New York, NY 10032

Telephone: 973-634-4555




Specializations in Financial Instruments & Markets, Quantitative Finance, and Economics

Fellow, Robert Toigo Foundation

Fellow, Consortium for Graduate Study in Management

Vice President of Education, Stern Investment Management and Research Society

Member: Stern Hedge Fund Association, Graduate Finance Association

HAMPTON UNIVERSITY Hampton, VA

Bachelor of Science, Finance, May 2008

Graduated cum laude and with departmental honors

Golden Key Award for graduating in the top fifteen percent of the class

Executive Council of the Hampton University Class of 2008: Member of the treasury, 2005-2008

Experience: THE VANGUARD GROUP Malvern, PA

2009–2012 Investment Analyst

Formulated investment research reports on portfolio construction, asset classes, and investor behavior that

were used by financial advisors, institutional plan sponsors, and high-net worth individuals

Researched inflation hedging strategies, which were used as educational materials for Vanguard’s senior

staff and board of directors

Created models to simulate portfolio returns and analyzed dynamic rebalancing strategies

Evaluated the investment merits of owning commodity futures, which led to board approval of a product

Served as an internal consultant on issues regarding commodities, alternative beta, and target date funds

for our client facing groups to help position Vanguard’s opinions and best practices on portfolio

implementation during client discussions

Gathered and analyzed investment data used in Vanguard’s Capital Markets Model

Presented internally and externally on Vanguard’s research and investment perspective

Provided economic and investment tweets for Vanguard’s social media initiative

2008–2009 Analyst and Client Engagement Rotational Program

Forecasted call volumes for high net-worth clients at the daily, monthly and quarterly level; enhanced the

multiple regression model for the department improving the coefficient of determination by 19%, leading

to a 25% reduction in forecasting variability

Analyzed institutional plan sponsors' investment fund lineups and provided written guidance on potential

fund additions from current fund offerings

Counseled clients on a variety of personal investment issues including fund selection, asset allocation

decisions, and general market insight

Conducted attribution analysis of fund performance for senior staff meetings

Supplied relationship managers and sales executives with talking points around Vanguard’s investment

methodology and multi-manager approach

Provided insight on the markets to core clients during the financial crisis in 2008

Summer 2007 PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL Newark, NJ

Gateway to Leadership Internship Program

Researched financial advisors for adoption onto Prudential’s open architect platform

Led the Gateway case competition on new investment products targeted towards baby boomers

Additional: CFA Charterholder, 2012, CFA Institute

FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses

MBA Programs Fellow, Management Leadership for Tomorrow

Proficient in Matlab and Stata

MICHAEL N. HASSON 839 West End Ave, Apartment 5A

New York, NY 10025

Tel: 617-939-3778




Specializations in Financial Instruments & Markets, Accounting, Economics

Member, Stern Investment Management & Research (SIMR)

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND College Park, MD

Bachelor of Science, Finance, Information Systems (Double Major) May 2009

Graduated magna cum laude with Honors Distinction

Co-authored only senior honors thesis in graduating class of 825

Experience: MONOLITH CAPITAL, LLC Boston, MA

2010–2012 Co-founder, Trader Raised $200,000 in portfolio funding for independent trading and money management firm under the

guidance of a professional portfolio manager

Evaluated 2,000 stocks bi-weekly using proprietary quantitative methods and technical analysis

Employed macroeconomic analysis to evaluate equities, commodities, and currency markets

Traded discretionary portfolio across multiple asset classes using equities and ETFs

Assessed market activity in order to identify risk on vs. risk off conditions, relative strength of industry

groups, and potential market leaders

2011-2012 PROF. BORIS GROYSBERG OF HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL Boston, MA

Part-Time Research Associate Interviewed 23 CEOs, founders, and partners of global hedge funds and asset management firms to better

understand the transition from “fund to firm” and approaches to succession planning

Led discussions centered around industry trends, growth strategies, and talent management practices

Designed interview questionnaire, conducted interviews directly with top-level executives, and produced

comprehensive 17-page report

2009–2010 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS McLean, VA

Advisory Associate

Liaised with senior stakeholders at TARP-related government client immediately following bailout

initiative and effectively communicated input to PwC team for timely implementation of internal controls

Performed due diligence reviews of mortgage servicing advance facilities and loan servicing systems for

two private institutional clients

Developed monthly/quarterly due diligence reports to capture and manage issues from the reviewed

month

Submitted 100% of reports by assigned deadlines while simultaneously resolving critical issues with the

client developed through the assessment process

Directly contributed to renewal of engagement contracts through continuous process improvement, client

satisfaction with reports, and development and acceptance of new engagement letters

Led initiative to develop training module to enhance collaboration, education, and transition new

workstream staff members

Conducted weekly meetings with new team members to ensure integration

Additional: Experience with Basic, Visual Basic, SQL, web development experience using HTML, PHP, and CSS

Founding member of Boston-based community service organization ‘Ohr Shabbat’, which organizes

deliveries of groceries to families in surrounding community experiencing economic hardship

Interests include: Inter-market technical analysis, Community service, Basketball

mailto:[email protected]

JAY (JIE) JI 140 E 14th St, Palladium 1327

New York, NY, 10003 Tel: 812-650-2179


Education: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY New York, NY Leonard N. Stern School of Business Master of Business Administration, May 2014

Specializations in Financial Instruments and Markets Member of Graduate Finance Association and Stern Investment Management and Research Society

PEKING UNIVERSITY Beijing, China Bachelor of Economics, July 2006; Bachelor of Applied Mathematics, July 2007 Experience: BUSINESS CONNECT CHINA Beijing, China (Provider of expert consultation, due diligence service on investments in China market) 2011–2012 Researcher

Performed valuation modeling, produced in-depth equity research reports on Chinese listed companies and presented long and short investment ideas to institutional investors

Identified red flags and executed due diligence beyond information presented in financial statements, avoiding $10 million+ losses for global investors

CHINA CHENGXIN INTERNATIONAL CREDIT RATING Beijing, China (Affiliate of Moody’s Investors Service, the largest and leading credit rating firm in China) 2010–2011 Structured Finance Analyst

Led a 4-person team in the rating of fixed income products, with over $2.6 billion in collateral, and provided recommendations to improve the deal structure

Analyzed risks and investment return in innovative trust products and recommended ratings used by major investors, including China’s 7 largest insurance companies and top private equity firms

Managed the credit rating team for the first Real Estate Investment Trust proposed in China 2009–2010 Corporate Credit Analyst

Performed both qualitative and quantitative credit analysis, wrote rating reports for over 50 clients; rated over $6 billion in total debt and shared my experience with 30+ analysts in firm

Interviewed senior management and high level government officials and investigated local financial situations in over 13 cities across China

Integrated Moody’s rating practices to the China local context, drafted the China government rating methodology, and provided rating principles for subsequent projects

2006–2008 ERNST & YOUNG Beijing, China Senior Accountant

Summarized review memorandums, analyzed fluctuations in audit reports from a group level, and reported to senior partners in EY under US, HK and China GAAP

Carried out audit work, SOX 404 test and consolidation for the international branches of China National Offshore Oil Company, with annual revenue of $16 billion

Designed internal control test matrix for a grid operator with special business practices, which was set as an example and used by other 10 offices

Assessed values of financial assets and derivatives, raised accounting issues amounting to $1 billion to client and recommended remedy plans for deficiencies

Managed logistics to support teams with 20+ members in IPO projects Additional: Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charter Holder, proficient in Capital IQ Languages: Native Mandarin, Fluent English and Beginner Japanese Cofounder of Caimai.cc, ranked as one of the 22 most exciting Chinese web2.0 sites in 2009 Interests include: cooking, ice-skating, poker

CHRISTOPHER M. JOHNSON 825 Fifth Avenue, Apt. 9D

New York, NY 10065 Tel: 347-463-6050



• Member: Stern Investment Management and Research Association, Stern Hedge Fund Association, Stern Private Equity Club

UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH Zurich, Switzerland Bachelor of Law, March 2010 • Co-author of a Legal History Chronology with Prof. Marcel Senn et al. Experience: WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ (“WACHTELL LIPTON”) New York, NY 2010-2012 Senior Corporate Legal Assistant – Financial Institutions Group

• Researched and prepared corporate profiles, including financial analysis, equity, debt, executive compensation and corporate governance structure, of potential acquisition targets, and conducted research on 60+ entities

• Led and collaborated on teams for a broad array of transactions, including Mergers and Acquisitions, Debt Offerings and Takeover Defense, including a large number of bank transactions as well as AT&T, Inc.’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, Inc., Alleghany Corp.’s acquisition of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. and Lionsgate Entertainment Corp.’s successful attempt to fight off Carl Icahn’s hostile bid for over a year

• Interacted with regulators and government authorities (Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC, SEC and IRS) • Prepared large sections of disclosure schedules for a $3.5B credit agreement for Sears Holdings, Inc. • Handled filings regarding trading and ownership of equities and options by qualified owners for private

equity and hedge fund clients; purchased new software increasing internal productivity in assisting clients with these regulatory filings

• Conducted research regarding the permitting process and filed electronic applications with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve as the only legal assistant with access to the Federal Reserve’s electronic filing service with regard to Capital One Financial Corp.’s acquisition of ING Direct USA, Inc.

2007-2009 JOHNSON & STUBER AG Zurich, Switzerland Intern • Interviewed fund managers and attended investor conferences and presentations

• Advised and worked with counsel on legal questions concerning tax and litigation

2008 McKINLEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Anchorage, AK Summer Intern • Researched British sectors and recommended investments in the video game sales industry • Conducted research on the firm’s borrowing cost for equities and identified a discrepancies • Performed analysis utilizing firm’s quantitative screening process for global equities 2007 LOMBARD, ODIER, DARIER, HENTSCH & CIE Zurich/Geneva, Switzerland Summer Intern

• Researched the new German capital gains tax code and prepared a client presentation regarding the implications of the new law

• Evaluated stock market sectors as well as specific equities, proof read and translated contracts Additional: • Citizenships: United States, Netherlands, Switzerland, Venezuela

• Languages: German (Native), English (Native), French (Conversational) • Served in the Swiss Armed Forces in the rank of private

• Played in several bands and recorded two albums

• Interests include: 16th-20th Century European & U.S. History, Monetarist and Austrian Economics, Music, Squash, Golf, Fly Fishing

MATTHEW JOHNSON 70 West 83

rd Street, Apartment 1D

New York, NY, 10024

Tel: 954-655-4257




Specializations in Finance, Accounting and Strategy


Member: Association of Hispanic and Black Business Students, Graduate Finance Association, Basketball

Club

STETSON UNIVERSITY Deland, FL

Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance, May 2009

Mark and Lynn Hollis Scholarship (Academic Excellence)

Hatters Scholarship (Academic Excellence)

Honors Program (2005 – 2007)

Experience: JA DRIVER Kingston, Jamaica

2011 - 2012 Co-Founder

Developed an online marketplace for the trade of used and new automobiles targeting the Jamaica market

Conducted independent market research to determine business areas the company could successfully

expand into to meet market demand

Created and analyzed projected balance sheets, income statements and budgets to determine future

geographic expansion into the Eastern Caribbean

Implemented numerous business strategies including incentive programs to increase sales and build brand

loyalty

Created pricing structure based on calculations of elasticity of demand among multiple market

segmentations which increased potential profits by 25%

2009 - 2012 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON – PERSHING LLC Lake Mary, FL

Associate

Researched Fortune 500, state and local governments’ financial statements to compile proprietary

database of securities

Created numerous automated processes that streamlined work and reduced the company’s potential

exposure to compliance issues and regulatory fines

Proposed and successfully implemented ideas to reduce the amount of late trades of municipal bonds by

the company’s clients to less than 1% of total trades

Identified and created solutions to numerous issues related to a decrease in productivity by associates that

led to significant cost savings within the department

Assisted in developing an organized work documentation process by creating actionable solutions that

reduced fines by auditors and promoted the company’s environmentally conscious initiative

Overhauled the company’s client statements review and testing process to efficiently identify problems

and address any issues that previously led to additional costs to the department

2008 STETSON UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT FUND Deland, FL

Student – Investment Manager

Member of select group of students chosen to manage a $3 million portfolio of stocks and bonds

Researched and analyzed security selections using fundamental and technical analysis

Assisted in selecting strategy, objectives and selection criteria for potential securities to be chosen for the

fund

Proposed investments in equity securities which were approved by the fund’s trustees

Calculated the fair price of proposed equities using various valuation models incorporating financial ratios

Additional:

Chief Financial Officer, Philanthropy United (2007 – 2009)

Languages: Spanish (basic)

Interests: Miami professional sports teams, Emerging Markets, International Cuisine

DARYN T. KATZEN, CFA 303 E. 9

th Street, Apartment 1C

New York, NY 10003

Tel: 714-454-7058




Specializations in Financial Instruments and Markets, Quantitative Finance, Economics

AVP of Buy-Side, Stern Investment Management & Research Society

Member, Graduate Finance Association and Stern Hedge Fund Association

NYU Team, Cornell MBA Stock Pitch Competition and UNC Alpha Challenge

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara, CA

Bachelor of Science, Financial Mathematics and Statistics, June 2006

Bachelor of Arts, Business Economics, June 2006

Graduated with High Honors

J.M. Long Foundation Research Award for academic success in research

Kevin Patrick Moran Memorial Award for leadership and academic promise

Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award in Business Economics

Experience: WURTS AND ASSOCIATES El Segundo, CA

2009–2012 Senior Investment Consulting Associate

Served as chairman of the defined contribution committee and spearheaded the firm’s defined contribution

strategic initiative, which resulted in my framework being adopted by over 40 clients

Conducted and presented asset-allocation studies and scenario analysis models to over 20 different

endowments, foundations, corporations, and Taft-Hartley plans with asset levels up to $800 million

Reported plan performance, attribution of returns, and capital market conditions to various investment

committees and boards

Incorporated top-down capital market and macroeconomic research into the investment manager search

and selection process across all asset classes

Re-balanced portfolios due to capital market conditions, tactical shift recommendations, liquidity needs,

excess cash, and new asset class funding

Led the transition of over $400 million in new client assets into the firm’s platform

2007–2009 THE WHELAN GROUP – WACHOVIA SECURITIES, LLC Newport Beach, CA

Registered Associate – (Series 7 and Series 66)

Interacted with prospects and clients to assess the nature of their financial objectives and developed a

comprehensive financial plan using the Monte Carlo simulated Envision software

Identified, evaluated, and selected suitable investment solutions in equity, fixed income and insurance

assets classes

Analyzed existing and potential holdings utilizing equity research as well as fundamental and technical

valuation methods

Coordinated a marketing initiative that successfully generated $5 million in new client assets

Managed the transfer of over 150 accounts and $125 million in assets from the previous firm

2006–2007 THE WHELAN GROUP – CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS Long Beach, CA

Registered Associate – (Series 7 and Series 66)

Conducted client and prospect portfolio analysis in order to draft alternative investment proposals for

better risk adjusted returns

Provided client support and trading for nearly 600 high net worth and institutional clients

Computed different revenue metrics for the current client base and developed a business plan that led to a

10% increase in return on assets under management

Additional: Completed all 3 CFA examinations in 18 months

Bloomberg Essentials Certification

Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters

Interests include: investing/capital markets, football, ice hockey, poker, running, weightlifting, and

traveling (favorite destinations: Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Tel-Aviv and Istanbul)

MADHUKAR LADHA, CFA, ACA 35 River Drive South, Apt. #1907



Education: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY New York, NY Leonard N. Stern School of Business Master of Business Administration, May 2014 Specializations in Economics, Finance, and Financial Instruments & Markets

• VP of Alumni Relations, Stern Hedge Fund Association • Member, Stern Investment Management and Research Society

Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics Mumbai, India Bachelor of Commerce, July, 2000; Graduated with First Class Experience: HDFC SECURITIES Mumbai, India 2010–2012 Assistant Vice President – Institutional Equity Research

• Researched Real Estate and IT Services sectors as lead analyst, tracking 11 stocks (Mkt. Cap. ~US$100bn) • Analyzed industry, company strategy, financial statements and built financial models to generate sector research

notes and stock recommendations; Bloomberg Absolute Return Ranked #1 in 5 of 8 covered real estate stocks • Conveyed investment ideas and supporting analysis to buy side clients • Organized road-shows with companies under coverage, initiated and launched The Month That Was – a monthly

sector note, research quoted by top Indian publications/websites and mentored team on research across sectors

2009–2010 Assistant Vice President – Institutional Equity Sales

• Led and managed the 3 member Institutional Equity Sales team; reported to Head of Institutional Equities • Advised clients on stock ideas, trade flows, research and broader markets in order to maintain high quality

relationships and maximize trading commissions • Organized investor meetings, corporate road-shows and conferences for leading institutional investors • Led the team to double division’s monthly brokerage revenues to INR 4m, within eight months • Performance recognized and amongst few to be awarded HDFC Securities Employee stock options

2005–2008 TRICOLOR INDIA ADVISORY Mumbai, India

Senior Analyst – Long/Short India Equity fund (associate company of Fortress Investments Group, FIG) • Key member of start-up team at Tricolor (FIG seeded Tricolor and held a 10% stake in the company), which

scaled AUM from US$5m to US$190m, winning the Best India Fund Award at the Asian Masters of Hedge Awards 2006; fund also re-nominated in 2008

• Researched approximately 50% of India Mkt. Cap. in key sectors: Banking, Insurance, Securities, IT services, Media, Telecom, Real Estate and Retail, a total of approximately 150 companies

• Evaluated companies using financial models and valuations to identify buy/sell actionable investment ideas • Led meetings with CEOs, CFOs and Key IR personnel of companies to effectively evaluate their businesses • Analyzed global macro-economic environment to understand impact of liquidity and flows to India • Implemented arbitrage, pair, long, and naked shorts and hedges, in both the cash and derivative (futures and

options) markets • Successfully identified opportunities during the 2008 economic downturn, delivering returns between 50-80%

on select stocks from diverse sectors • Evaluated portfolio performance principally using attribution analytics and risk management by contributing to

developing a system to track returns and risk ratios 2004-2005 Morgan Stanley (Investment Banking Division) Mumbai, India • Supported global IBD team in pitching and end-to-end execution of transactions 2002-2003 Mahajan & Aibara (Management Consulting & Assurance Firm) Mumbai, India • Assignments included system reviews, production planning reviews, operational and internal audits Additional: • Associate Chartered Accountant and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India • CFA Charter Holder and member of the Indian Association of Investment Professionals • Languages: English (fluent) and Hindi (fluent) • Travel and sports enthusiast, follow tennis and cricket

ALEJANDRO LAVIN 222 East 34th Street, Apartment 1218

New York, NY 10016 Mobile: 917-833-1387


Education: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY New York, NY Leonard N. Stern School of Business Master of Business Administration, May 2014 Specialization in Financial Instruments & Markets

• Executive Vice-President, Stern Hedge Fund Association • Member, Stern Investment Management & Research Society • Recipient of Mexico’s CONACYT scholarship for postgraduate studies

INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO AUTONOMO DE MEXICO (ITAM) Mexico City, Mexico Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Finance specialization, May 2007

• Elected Member, ITAM Finance Association • Completed semester abroad at Carlos III University in Madrid, Spain

Experience: BBVA BANCOMER Mexico City, Mexico 2010–2012 Institutional Equity Sales Associate

• Engaged in Mexico research sales, and both Delta One and volatility flow sales • Bolstered the firm’s local cash equities rank in average trading volume, from 12th in 2009 to 5th in 2012,

through top-down and long-short investment ideas, and continuous account-opening efforts

• Spearheaded the equity desk’s successful local distribution of 7 equity offerings worth US$3.5B total through an average 2:1 bid to cover ratio

• Led BBVA Bancomer’s rise to the top position in the local equity derivatives exchange by dealing over 30% of total open interest in IPC futures

• Elected as project leader in proposing BBVA’s pipeline of Exchange-Traded Funds and in defining its sales

strategy; Assets Under Management increased eightfold to US$1B over 2 years • Appointed as BBVA’s Mexico hedge fund specialist; added 5 accounts to sales coverage in 1 year

• Acted as the point person and mentor of a 3 person Equity Sales team over a six month period; strategically established team goals for 2012-2015 following the successful completion of 2010 and 2011 targets

2009–2010 SCOTIA CAPITAL Mexico City, Mexico Equity Research Associate Director • Performed research associate duties for 9 Mexican construction and infrastructure companies • Enhanced daily market reports and created new strategy reports on earnings and local institutional funds • Designed a Mexico model portfolio that resulted in the creation of a new Equity Portfolio Committee

• Designated to become the first LatAm research associate to join the Shadow Coverage program, an

initiative that enables research associates to assume lead coverage of specific companies • Participated in Investment Banking and Market Making pitches through scenario and valuation modeling

2007–2008 INTERACCIONES Mexico City, Mexico Equity Research Senior Analyst

• Authored research reports of Mexican industrials; initiated coverage of 5 companies and resumed coverage of 2 more while mostly servicing high net worth individuals

• Achieved top accuracy ranking in 5 of 7 companies under coverage according to Bloomberg • Co-Devised an outperforming model portfolio that led to an invitation to the Strategy Committee • Elected as interim leader of an equity research team consisting of 3 lead analysts • Forged the team’s first relations with foreign hedge funds

Additional: • Passed CFA Level 1 exam (Elected CFA Mexico Society scholar) • Native proficiency in Spanish • Software experience in Bloomberg • Interests include: traveling (6-month backpacking trip to Europe), baseball (college team), soccer, skiing

VICTORIA LUI 311 West 50th Street, Apt. 5G

New York, NY 10019

Tel: 646-257-0928




Specialization in Finance

VP of Conference – Stern Investment Management & Research

Member – General Finance Association, Stern Hedgefund Association, Stern Women in Business CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY Pittsburgh, PA

Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Business Administration with a Concentration in Finance, May 2007

Four-Year Recipient of Carnegie Mellon University Scholarship

Dean’s List with High Honors

Resident Assistant for Mudge Dormitory Experience: BNP PARIBAS INVESTMENT BANK New York, NY

2010–2012 Associate, The Merchant Banking Group

Collaborated on deal teams to provide debt financings and equity co-investments in middle market

leveraged buyouts

Conducted extensive due diligence, identified risk and mitigants, and researched industry dynamics to

draft internal credit and equity investment proposals, presented transaction to an executive investment

committee for approval

Coordinated legal documentation including term sheets, credit agreement, and closing items

Selected Transaction Experience: Kohlberg’s Leveraged Buyout of Phillips and Medisize, EQT Partner’s

Leveraged Buyout of Restaurant Technologies, Inc., Berkshire Partner’s Dividend Recapitalization of

Aritzia, Irving Place Capital’s Leveraged Buyout of Pet Supplies Plus 2009–2010 BNP PARIBAS INVESTMENT BANK Hong Kong, CN

Associate, The Restructuring Group

Collaborated on deal teams to assist Australian and Northeast Asian clients in financial distress during

pre-crisis situations, out-of-court workouts, reorganizations, bankruptcies and liquidations to restructure

terms debt facilities

Managed a distressed credit portfolio, building and analyzing monthly, quarterly, and annual cash flows

Selected Restructuring Experience: MGM Grand Macao Casino & Hotel, Centro Properties Group, and

CIT Finance & Leasing Corp. 2007–2009 BNP PARIBAS INVESTMENT BANK New York, NY

Analyst, Leveraged and Acquisition Finance

Closed four transactions during the two year Analyst program, highest deal execution count out of the

Analyst class

Built detailed annual and quarterly financial models of transactions, evaluating the free cash flow

characteristics of businesses across industries

Performed valuations through comparable company and precedent transaction analysis

Selected Transaction Experience: Riverstone’s Leveraged Buyout of Hudson Products Corporation,

Sterling’s Portfolio Company, CST Industries’ Acquisition of Conservatek Industries, Schering Plough

Corporation’s Acquisition of Organon Summer 2006 JP MORGAN CHASE INVESTMENT BANK New York, NY / Newark, DE

Summer Analyst, Secondary Loan Trading

Modeled delayed compensation for par and distressed traded loans not settled by LSTA and LMA

standards

Completed system integration testing and user acceptance testing on releases of new functionality

Additional: Qualifications: Series 7 and Series 63, Euromoney Training in Loan Documentation, Training on The

Street Investment Management

Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Bloomberg, Capital IQ, The Markets, SQL, R

Interests and Associations: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York Road Runners, 85 Broads

U.S. Citizen, Hong Kong Permanent Resident

CONNOR LYNAGH 7 Jones Street, Apartment 20 New York, New York 10014

Tel: 410-627-2449 E-mail: [email protected]

Education: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY New York, NY Leonard N. Stern School of Business Master of Business Administration, May 2014 Specializations in Financial Instruments & Markets and Quantitative Finance

• Vice President of Sell-Side Recruiting for the Stern Investment Management & Research Society

• Member of Stern’s stock pitch team for the Ross School of Business Investment Competition

• Member of the Graduate Finance Association

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Washington, DC Bachelor of Science in Economics with Mathematics Minor, May 2009

• Graduated magna cum laude with Special Honors in Economics

• Presidential Academic Scholarship Recipient

• Division I Water Polo Team: 4-Year Player and Team Captain (2008-2009); earned “Superior” status

on Collegiate Water Polo Association All-Academic Team

• Sigma Alpha Epsilon Member, Vice President (2008) and Community Service Chair (2007)

Experience: ECONOMISTS INCORPORATED (EI) San Francisco, CA 2011–2012 Research Analyst

• Led research teams providing economic and financial analysis related to various forms of corporate litigation and merger review proceedings; worked with D.C. Research Coordinator to build teams and plan project timelines

• Utilized regression analysis and forecasting techniques to estimate the impact of anti-competitive lumber subsidies in a $300 million international trade case; estimates were used as Department of Justice attorneys’ damages request in the London Court of International Arbitration

• Analyzed the pricing behavior of pharmaceutical manufacturers and prepared trial materials to aid

clients attempting to challenge patented drugs for early market entry

• Created a damages model to estimate the effects of alleged medical imaging market foreclosure

• Authored all-new comprehensive training material on the use of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

2010-2011 Research Coordinator Washington, DC

• Selected from a group of five to serve as Research Coordinator; gained supervisory responsibility for a team of ten researchers

• Planned work flow and ensured appropriate case staffing, skill development, and inter-office coordination on approximately 100 different cases

• Trained seven new researchers in EI’s case process and the use of statistical and GIS software

• Recruited the 2012 class of Research Associates; posted jobs at over 90 colleges, reviewed 800+

applications, and interviewed 30 potential new hires

• Managed EI’s on-site and off-site record storage system of more than 3,000 case records; managed the

company’s movement of files during office relocation, saving 40% on the company’s storage costs

2009–2010 Research Associate Washington, DC

• Analyzed key variables to estimate the price effects of inter-airport competition in cities with multiple

airports to support a $3.2 billion airline merger

• Created a presentation for the Department of Justice showing market share and consumer welfare

implications of a successful $200 million tobacco industry acquisition

• Provided quantitative support for several regional hospital mergers and created report exhibits detailing hospital service areas and the regional competitive landscape

2008 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Washington, DC Intern

• Managed distribution of office materials, helped organize conferences, contributed to office

publications on prisoner reentry and employment assistance programs

Additional: • CFA Level II Candidate

• Proficient in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and Stata

• Member of NYU Men’s Water Polo Club

PAOLO DI MARCO 140E 14th Street, Apartment 1414

New York, NY 10003 Tel: 917-608-3755



Specializations in Financial Instruments and Markets, Financial Systems and Analytics and Global Business

• VP of Education, Stern Hedge Fund Association • VP of Treks, Stern Investment Management and Research Society • Member, Graduate Finance Association

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERAIA Bogota, Colombia Bachelor of Science, Economics, October 2007 Experience: BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA (Central Bank of Colombia) Bogota, Colombia 2011–2012 Leader Foreign Reserves Professional

• Advised Board of Directors of the Central Bank on foreign reserves management strategy; presented recommendations to the board including the Governor and the Treasury Secretary of Colombia

• Directed a six member risk management team and acted as secretary of the investments committee while acting as deputy head of risk management

• Led the supervision of the active management program consisting of seven managers and $9B of assets under management, exceeding the 30 bps excess return goal for the period

• Assessed and recommended changes to the credit risk investment policy for a portfolio of $30B, resulting in no credit events for the period

• Restructured the operational risk framework for the foreign reserves and collaborated in the creation of an operational risk approach for the central bank

2010–2011 Expert Foreign Reserves Professional

• Researched and recommended the inclusion of new alpha sources in the investing universe of the reserves portfolio that permitted higher excess returns and diversification for the active management program

• Led the creation of a new set of investment guidelines for liquidity and derivative products for the $30B investments portfolio that allowed more versatility to invest in fixed income and derivative instruments

• Evaluated and participated in the creation of a new active management program, including size, mandates, amount of managers and evaluation policy

• Participated in the process of selecting asset management firms from the 30 largest global fixed income firms; evaluated 20 responses to the request for proposal and assigned responsibility for over $2.2B in assets to selected candidates

2007–2010 Foreign Reserves Professional

• Developed, as part of five person team, a text guide on reserves management that attained recognition in specialized media

• Supervised the global mandate for the active management program with $4.5B assets under management

• Quantified and analyzed performance and market risk for the active management program, the passively managed tranche of the investments portfolio and the securities lending program

Additional: • CFA Level III candidate

• Languages: Spanish (Native) and English (Fluent) • Undergrad Internship in Corporate Finance for Newell Rubbermaid • Member of the Board of Family Business • Interests include traveling (Europe, Australia, South America), popular science and soccer

ANDREW MIETLING, CPA 85 4

th Avenue, Apartment 4NN

New York, NY 10003

Tel: 678-642-1355




Specializing in Finance and Economics

Member, Stern Investment Management and Research Society, Stern Hedge Fund Association, Graduate

Finance Association

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Gainesville, FL

Master of Accounting, May 2008

Bachelor of Science, Accounting, May 2008

President’s or Dean’s list, all semesters; graduated cum laude in four years with both graduate and

undergraduate degrees

Sector Director, Student Investment Club: presented to the club on various industry groups; placed second

in investment challenge with a 35% return on invested capital over six months

Financed 100% of education through merit-based scholarship

Experience: BENNETT THRASHER P.C. Atlanta, GA

2010 - 2012 Senior Associate - Financial Reporting and Assurance

Led financial statement audits of companies that carried significant and complex assets and liabilities,

assessing the reasonableness of the valuations and classifications within financial statements while

supervising staff and intern level associates on projects that culminated in presentations to client board of

directors, senior management, and the firm’s shareholders

Planned the nature, extent, and timing of procedures to be performed on engagements, with an emphasis

on the riskiest financial statement line items, and presented to engagement shareholders and managers,

leading to increased efficiency and risk reduction

Identified over $2M in audit adjustments and used statistical evaluation techniques to determine their

materiality and overall impact to the financial statements; presented findings through management letter

comments to the board of directors

Served as the primary point of contact for the client on all engagements while multi-tasking the operations

of up to four concurrent engagements of varying types and in various stages

Recognized for outstanding service by some of the largest clients in Atlanta, potentially leading to new

business development of over $100k

Increased engagement realization on a fee per hour basis by a range of 15 - 45% over the prior year

Constructed financial models to assess the economic health of companies for both financial statement

opinions and agreed upon procedures for potential investment opportunities, directly leading to the

issuance of a going-concern opinion or disclosure of a factors affecting footnote

Coordinated cross-functional efforts between the assurance and tax departments for planning and

implementation of both lines of service, resulting in improved client service

Drafted technical and procedural memoranda as well as financial statements and footnote disclosures

based on work performed and disclosures required by GAAP

Initiated development of staff level associates based on training data designed for those in managerial

positions, increasing productivity and engagement realization

2008 - 2010 Staff Associate - Financial Reporting and Assurance

Evaluated fixed assets for impairment using projected cash flow and relative valuation methods, resulting

in audit adjustments exceeding $10M

Assessed inventory carrying values using the lower of cost or market methodology

Performed analytical tests on various expense accounts, reserve accounts, and future liabilities

Analyzed lease agreements, present value calculations, and the applicable discount rate to determine

classification as capital or operating for clients with leases composing 30% of the balance sheet

Reviewed internal controls and performed fraud inquiries with company management

Additional: Licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of Georgia

Interests include: business literature, advanced SCUBA diving, long-distance running, and golf

JUSTIN MONTMINY

45 Wall Street, Apartment 2702

New York, NY 10005

Tel: 630-738-2641




Specializations in Finance and Quantitative Finance

Aswath Damodaran Faculty Scholar – full tuition merit scholarship for incoming Finance students

Stern Investment Management & Research Society Stock Pitch Competition Finalist

Ross Investment Competition – Team stock pitch competition for students from top MBA programs

Member, Stern Investment Management & Research Society and Stern Hedge Fund Association

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA – CHAMPAIGN Champaign , IL

Bachelor of Science in Business, Concentration in Finance, May 2006

Highest Honors Distinction

Bronze Tablet Award – awarded to students graduating in the top 3% of their respective colleges

Experience: CITADEL, LLC Chicago, IL

2009–2012 Treasury Associate Developed a daily reconciliation of the firm’s cash and margin charges to the net asset value of the

investor funds reported on the firm’s balance sheet, which identified a $300 million error in the amount

the firm’s broker-dealer business unit was charging other business units for financing activities

Collaborated with IT to build a liquidity risk model that forecasted security margin calls, investor

redemptions, and the overall cash drawdown of the firm’s investor funds over a 1 year period under

various potential stress scenarios in the financing market

Booked corporate and government bond repo trades up to $500 million in notional value to flatten

counterparty mark-to-market exposure and pledged collateral in response to counterparty margin calls

Analyzed the borrow rates charged by the firm’s prime brokers on its daily 30,000+ security borrow

positions to determine which brokers were providing the best pricing and where the senior traders should

allocate future positions

Investigated the daily margin and cash changes for the firm’s $11 billion balance sheet and updated senior

management on the drivers of material working capital and liquidity changes

2008–2009 Knowledge Management Data Analyst Chicago, IL

Researched stock split, rights issue, dividend and merger announcements and calculated the theoretical

security pricing adjustments resulting from these corporate actions, which were needed for the automated

trading programs and front office models

Reviewed the accuracy of beta and correlation calculations from the firm’s credit and equity Barra risk

models and estimated key risk metrics for securities without available external data

Supervised daily data integrity checks on the issuer credit ratings and industry classifications used in the

front office models and oversaw the addition of corporate structure data to the firm’s database of

100,000+ security issuers

2006–2008 NAVIGANT CONSULTING, INC. Chicago, IL

Consultant - Business, Financial and Operations Advisory Services

Prepared financial models that calculated the fair market value of 65 tax credit equity funds and any

necessary accounting adjustments for an accounting restatement for an investment management firm with

over $20 billion in assets

Audited $85 million in government contract billings for unallowable labor and expense charges based on

the individual project contract terms for a large professional services firm

Researched state insurance regulations and expert studies on insurance insolvency and provided

supporting arguments for an expert report in a multi-million dollar lawsuit between an insurance company

and a reinsurance company

Additional: CFA Institute - Passed the Level 1, 2 and 3 exams and completing required work experience

Proficient in Bloomberg, SQL Advantage, Capital IQ

Interests include: baseball, country music and reading business narratives (i.e. When Genius Failed)

Adam Moore, CFA 141 East 26

th St. Apt 5-2

New York, NY 10010

Tel: 914-400-7142

[email protected]



Specializations in Finance, Accounting, Strategy

Member, Stern Investment Management and Research Society, Hedge Fund Association, Graduate

Finance Association

Selected to represent Stern at the Darden @ Virginia Investing Challenge

BOSTON COLLEGE Chestnut Hill, MA

Bachelor of Science, Management with a Finance Concentration, May 2003

Graduated cum laude

President and Director of Research of Boston College Investment Club overseeing $200,000 portfolio

from 2000 to 2003

Experience: CREDIT SUISSE – Customized Fund Investment Group (“CFIG”) New York, NY

2009-2012 Senior Associate

Managed investor relations, quarterly reporting process and client correspondence for 30 customized

private equity fund of funds partnerships for an institutional client base consisting of state and corporate

pension plans, endowments and family offices

Covered the largest most sophisticated clients, with commitments totaling over $8 billion

Analyzed group-wide quarterly performance of private equity fund investment universe, presenting

findings to Investment Committee and clients

Monitored several private equity fund investments, sat on LP advisory boards, interacted with GPs and

attended annual partnership meetings

2008-2009 PARK ROW CAPITAL, LLC (start-up hedge fund) New York, NY

Operating Partner

Responsible for all operational activities from launch process through business operations including

working with legal counsel on the creation of the partnership entities and documentation, marketing

materials, maintaining Prime Broker and Administrator relationships and day to day fund operations

2006-2008 BARINGTON CAPITAL GROUP, LP (activist hedge fund) New York, NY

Associate Director - Investor Relations and Marketing

Initiated and maintained relationships with current and potential investors, responded to due diligence

inquiries and RFPs, monthly client performance reporting and creation of firm marketing materials

Created monthly commentary and portfolio analysis in conjunction with investment team to provide

detailed portfolio updates for clients and prospects

Worked directly with COO/Head of Marketing on business development and fund raising, firm raised

over $400 million, doubling AUM

Oversaw all aspects of relationships with half dozen third-party marketers including fund raising,

marketing, account activity, follow-up, legal contracts, accounting, etc.

Managed relationship with fund administrator regarding all shareholder services items including NAV

calculation, client correspondence and cash flows

2003-2006 GAMCO INVESTORS INC. (GABELLI ASSET MANAGEMENT CO.) Rye, NY

Assistant Vice President – Investment Partnership Group

Maintained client relationships and supported marketing of risk arbitrage and value strategies for the

Investment Partnership Group platform with $1 billion in assets under management

Oversaw hedge fund accounting, operations and administration of internally administered risk arbitrage

partnerships reporting directly to CFO

Prepared various internal research reports, including a due diligence trip to Moscow, Russia for a special

situation investment

Additional: CFA Charterholder – Member of the New York Society of Security Analysts

Interests include: Personal Investing, Boston sports teams, fantasy sports and poker

BERTRAND NICOLI 212 Lafayette St., Apartment 2D

New York, NY 10012 Tel: 347-443-4145


Education: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY New York, NY Leonard N. Stern School of Business Master of Business Administration, May 2014 Specializations Finance, Management • Vice President of International Students, Sales & Trading Club • Vice President of Events, European Business Society UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL Bristol, UK Bachelor of Science (Hons), Biology, July 2007 • Co-organizer of Fuze charity fashion show; which raised over £10,000 for two cancer charities

Experience: CALEDON ASSET MANAGEMENT London, UK 2009–2012 Junior Portfolio Manager

• Responsible for a team of two analysts working on hedge fund investments • Managed direct market overlay portfolio of $10 million, consisting of credit, equities, ETFs and FX, using

an opportunistic strategy which also served to offset risks in slower moving hedge fund portfolio

• Recommended position weights, asset allocation and trade ideas to the investment committee for a $100 million portfolio of hedge funds and long only funds

• Carried out macro research as well as fundamental analysis of corporate bonds, equities and hedge funds

• Collaborated with brokers, hedge fund managers and other service providers on all aspects of the smooth running of the investment portfolio and operational side

• Led weekly meetings with the CIO to determine investment allocations, strategy and allocate new

workflow to analyst team

2007-2009 Analyst

• Analyzed hedge fund investments, both quantitatively and qualitatively, and monitored those already in the portfolio

• Built out historical performance and allocation database and reporting functions to make collaboration across the team more efficient

• Improved the existing due diligence framework, incorporating new quantitative ideas, including correlation matrices and efficient frontier analysis

• Collaborated with the sales team on sales and marketing pitches, while at the same time producing all the reports for the fund itself

• Carried out monthly FX hedging on $100 million portfolio Summer 2006 HSBC Paris, France Summer Analyst – DCM Public Sector • Prepared pitches for the senior capital markets bankers

• Wrote and distributed the weekly review on European bond markets and presented my findings to sales and trading teams across the fixed income trading floor

• Attended investor and client presentations and presented summaries to the rest of the team

Additional: • Languages: French (fluent), Spanish (basic) • CFA Level I Pass, IMC Certificate (FSA registration)

• Interests include:

- Managing a personal portfolio of bonds, equities, FX and commodity futures - Photography (including a photo-blog)

LOUIS PAVIA, CFA 31 Kennedy Road

Morris Plains, NJ 07950

Tel: 703-927-2879




Specializations in Economics, Quantitative Finance and Financial Markets and Instruments

Robert Engle Faculty Scholar (full tuition merit scholarship)

Member of Stern Investment Management Society, Graduate Finance Association, Emerging Markets

Association

VIRGINIA TECH Blacksburg, VA

Bachelor of Science, Economics and Finance dual degree, May 2007

Economics Department Outstanding Senior, magna cum laude

Manager, Student Managed Endowment for Educational Development ($5MM active equity fund)

Captain, Federal Reserve Challenge team

Experience: HONEYWELL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Morristown, NJ

2008-2012 Alternative Investment Analyst

Drove investment decisions of $2B alternative investment portfolio through research, valuation analysis,

macroeconomic analysis and due diligence

Evaluated and executed ten private equity and mezzanine investments totaling $125 million including

start-up bank in UK, educational publisher in Latin America and specialty lender in US

Developed proprietary asset allocation and liquidity management model used by senior executives

including Honeywell CFO to determine allocation strategy and budget cash needs

Initiated and led projects to improve portfolio analytics, valuation and risk management including

quarterly and annual mark-to-market valuations of illiquid investments

Created investment memoranda and strategy presentations for senior management of Honeywell

Coordinated cross-functional teams of up to eight investment professionals, auditors, bankers and others

on varied projects such as financial reporting, audit, due diligence

Investment results exceeded peer group and public market performance

2007-2008 WACHOVIA SECURITIES Charlotte, NC

Investment Banking Analyst

Performed in-depth analysis of companies and industries within the media and telecom sector

Created and maintained detailed financial models for valuation, financing and M&A

Developed presentation materials to market financing and strategic alternatives to potential clients

Coordinated internal processes including credit committee investment process and due diligence

Diverse transaction experience includes senior debt, investment grade and high yield bonds, M&A

Buy-side advisor to prominent hedge fund in $1.6B cell phone tower auction

Summer 2006 WACHOVIA SECURITIES Charlotte, NC

Structured Credit Products Summer Analyst

Assisted top CLO team with structuring and marketing of traditional and synthetic securitizations

Analyzed credit quality of potential debt investments and warehouse facilities

Summer 2005 FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Washington, D.C.

Economics Assistant

Presented report on effects of financial investors on pricing and volatility in energy markets to market

oversight department

Produced report on statistical and economic relationship between exchange rates and oil prices

Additional: Treasurer of New Jersey Chapter of Virginia Tech Alumni Association

CFA Institute Scholarship winner

Member of New York Society of Securities Analysts

Interests include: Tough Mudder obstacle course runs, college football, ancient economies

DARRYL PINKUS 333 West 43

rd, Apt 5B

New York, NY 10036

Tel: 714-609-7567




Specialization in Quantitative Finance

Co-President, Stern Investment Management and Research Society (SIMR)

Portfolio Manager, Michael Price Student Investment Fund, (Growth Fund; $0.5M AUM)

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY Malibu, CA

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Emphasis in Finance, December 2007

Graduated magna cum laude; received Pepperdine Business Faculty Scholarship, leadership/academics

Studied abroad; Heidelberg, Germany, Pepperdine University, 2004-2005 academic year

Vice-President Finance, Inter-Club Council; designed analysis tool to track and manage $92k budget

Experience: PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO. (PIMCO) Newport Beach, CA

2010–2012 Portfolio Associate

Analyzed, managed and reported risk on Short-Term Strategy portfolios, incl. $11B PIMCO Short-Term

Fund(PTSHX) and $1.4B PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Fund (MINT(Largest Active-Managed ETF))

Awarded Gold-Star for trade recommendation to Bill Gross (co-Founder/CIO); resulted in 1% pickup

(~$5mn profit) across multiple Gross portfolios

Optimized short-term investment activity, i.e. designed model that identified excess liquidity and created

tiered investment strategy, investing excess cash into higher yielding, less liquid products

Pitched trade recommendations to rebalance and maintain account-specific risk and compliance targets

Built roll-down tool, generated trade ideas by targeting swap opportunities within corporate holdings

Created allocation studies, submitted trade orders, negotiated bid levels with brokers, and allocated trades

Initiated buy/sell orders for firm-wide cash funding and investing activities (Treasuries, Agencies, CP)

Reported on firm-wide liquidity in daily write-up to portfolio management group

2008–2010 Trade Compliance Analyst

Calculated real-time compliance on trade allocations, ensuring proper portfolio exposure adherence to

client guidelines and prospectus; close interaction with trade floor, account managers, and legal

Managed three-person automation project to design and implement tools to replace manual calculations;

resulted in ~3% improved efficiency and higher accuracy of time-of-trade risk analysis

Identified flawed time-of-trade gain/loss calculation process and coordinated fix among compliance

management, outside pricing vendors, and account managers

Acquired expertise of inherent risk and exposure associated with specific investment products/strategies

Summer 2007 KPMG Los Angeles, CA

Audit Associate Intern

Performed audit planning, control testing, substantive test work, and business process analysis within

Financial Services, Consumer Markets, and Government entity sectors

Managed onsite inventory count at large warehouse distribution facility

Summer 2006 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. (GE) Newark, CA

Financial Management Program (FMP) Intern

Developed pricing tool and created fair market valuation model used for assessing profitability and trend

analysis for GE Security consumer product line

Conducted risk-buy analysis for sales propositions and presented recommendations to senior financial

management team

Additional: Strong competency in EXCEL, SQL, and VBA coding

Avid sailor, competed for five consecutive years in Newport-Ensenada Sailing Regatta (3rd

place in 2010)

Taylor Martin Price 1151 Dean St., Apartment 1B

Brooklyn, NY 11216

Tel: 425-442-8968




Specializations in Finance, Economics & Global Business

Associate Vice President, Stern Private Equity Club

Member of the Stern Investment Management & Research Club and Asia Business Society

POMONA COLLEGE Claremont, CA

Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics & Classics, May 2003

Experience:

2011–2012 JINDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT

Mid-market private equity firm focused on clean-tech and consumer opportunities

Shanghai, China

Investment Director

Led due diligence and advised on transaction structure for the buyout of a prominent waste oil to biodiesel

company; subsequently directed the portfolio company’s international business operations, including the

development of a used cooking oil to jet fuel initiative with a major European airline and a cooking oil to

biodiesel program with one of the world’s largest food logistics companies

Conducted diligence for a $15M investment in a leading water treatment company in Eastern China

Regularly presented to current and potential LPs on investment and exit strategy

Led diligence and site visits to dozens of potential investment opportunities throughout Asia

2009–2010 LP FUNDING Shanghai, China

Director

Performed deal sourcing, due diligence, financial modeling, and exit strategy for a boutique merchant

banking firm. Portfolio companies included enterprises with revenues reaching $500M and valuations

between $20M and $450M

Sourced one investment

Managed the deployment of capital and recommended operational improvements in four portfolio

companies in the retail and industrial sectors

2008–2009 BELMONT PARTNERS HONG KONG Shanghai, China

Associate

Performed deal vetting, due diligence and financial modeling for a boutique investment banking firm

Representative transactions include China XD Plastics (NASDAQ:CXDC)

2004–2007 WORKMEN’S AUTO INSURANCE & UNITRIN INC. Los Angeles, CA

Actuarial Analyst

Produced quantitative financial and statistical modeling as well as sales and market analysis for nearly 20

insurance products, resulting in two years of profitable growth

Developed insurance products for expansion into new markets

Presented proposals, financial projections and analysis directly to CEO and CFO on a weekly basis

Passed five Society of Actuaries exams

2003–2004 NAANDI FOUNDATION Hyderabad, India

Project Manager

Responsible for budgeting, training and outreach for Naandi’s neonatal healthcare and education pilot

programs. Healthcare pilot was scaled out to a population of 500,000

Drafted grant proposals, two of which received funding from international charitable organizations

Additional: Languages: Mandarin (fluent) and Spanish (basic)

China consultant for the Eurasia Group

Member of the Board of Directors for Emerging Inquiry LLP, an equities research firm

Quoted in the Financial Times, Caijing Magazine and the China Economic Review

Interests include sailing and upright bass, held seats in the La Jolla Symphony and the Pomona College

Orchestra

ANDREW J. RALPH, CFA 166 New Norwalk Rd.

New Canaan, CT 06840

Tel: 203-984-7226


Education: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY


New York, NY



Executive Vice President, Stern Investment Management & Research Society

YALE UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Arts, Economics, May 2006

New Haven, CT

Three-year letter winner and starter, Varsity Football Team

Honorable Mention All-Ivy Football Team

Recipient of Woody Knapp Memorial Award for senior leadership on the football team

Experience:

2006-2012 J.BUSH & CO.

Investment Officer

New Haven, CT

Researched and recommended equity investments for client portfolios which totaled $150 million in AUM

Identified and pitched stock ideas; persuaded the President to initiate 10 new positions that heavily contributed to

investment outperformance out of a typical 30 stock portfolio

Annualized performance for our largest client for 1, 3, and 5 years was 0.47%, 3.17%, and 4.63% higher than

that of the S&P 500 Index as of 12/31/11

Evaluated businesses by applying fundamental security analysis and conversing with managements, analysts,

and clients

Engaged idea generation utilizing financial publications, SEC filings, and investor conferences, such as the

Value Investing Congress and CFA Institute Conferences

Created investor checklist for buy and sell decisions to instill discipline in our investment process

Composed and reported a “What’s News for J.Bush & Co.” paper for any and all updates regarding the

company’s holdings for daily meetings with the President

Conducted performance presentations to prospective and current clients, including the Bush family members and

friends and institutions, which included a Fortune 500 company

Wrote quarterly investment letters distributed to clients to reflect on economic events and to communicate our

expectations about investment performance

2005-2006 Intern

Updated earnings booklet by reading press releases and listening to conference calls to provide the President a

snapshot of critical information to form investment decisions

Developed performance analysis for President for use during client meetings

Created and maintained database for class action lawsuits claims for the benefit of our clients

Additional: Attended Berkshire Hathaway’s 2012 Annual Meeting in Omaha

Former Camp Counselor for the Hole in Wall Gang Camp (2010)

Interests include reading, watching football, playing golf, and eating Salt Lick Barbeque

from Driftwood, Texas


RAMSY SAFADI, CFA 301 E 53

rd St, Apartment 3C

New York, NY 10022

Tel.: 785-383-6745




Member of Management Consulting Association, Entrepreneurs Exchange Club

Candidate, Leadership Development Initiative

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Austin, TX

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, May 2007

Founding Officer, Communications, International Student Association

Experience: MERRILL LYNCH JAPAN SECURITIES Tokyo, Japan

2011–2012 Assistant Vice President, Technical Lead of Pacific Rim Rates Electronic Trading

Led electronic trading technology initiatives for rates products in the Asia Pacific region focused on

Japanese and Australian government bonds and derivatives; services included price offerings, front-to-

back trade flow, and algorithmic trading

Defined strategy and priorities for electronic trading solutions across Japan, Australia and emerging

markets in collaboration with senior technology and business management teams

Developed algorithmic strategies for market making of Japanese government bond future options enabling

the bank to participate competitively in a $15 billion growing market

Presented bi-weekly financial paper reviews to improve technology staff’s understanding of finance

Coordinated global projects with cross-functional teams across US, UK, Singapore, Australia, and India

2010-2011 Assistant Vice President, Pac Rim Rates P&L and Risk Analytics Technology

Led global rollout of next-generation real-time pricing and risk solutions for Japanese and Australian

government bond trading desks enabling the business to make timely risk management decisions

Managed a team of three experienced engineers in expanding the technology and processes used in New

York into the Asia Pacific region

Worked closely with traders, strategists, and quants in developing quantitative solutions in Java, C++, R,

and Excel/VBA after identifying problems and opportunities with managing trading risk

BANK OF AMERICA New York, NY

2009–2010 Assistant Vice President, Analytics, Pricing, and Risk Management Technology

Designed real-time pricing matrix and price auto-quoting system for US Treasury and Agencies providing

trader’s response times minutes ahead of competition in a supremely time-sensitive marketplace with

average daily trading volumes in excess of $30 billion

Analyzed pricing and risk for US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities in real time giving traders a more

accurate risk assessment of their portfolios

2007-2008 Analyst, Analytics, Pricing, and Risk Management Technology

Developed real-time risk management tools for Oil and Natural Gas trading and sales desks including

scenario analytics for exposure to varying price and volatility levels

Created profit-and-loss analysis tools for energy trading desk

2006 Intern, Rapid Application Development Team

Provided timely software solutions to problems involving foreign exchange options sales, trading and

back-office operations in an extremely fast-paced environment

Developed business continuity plans to recover critical IT services and processes in less than an hour

during a disaster or major business disruption

Additional: Permanent US resident

Languages: Spanish (fluent), Japanese (basic), Arabic (basic)

CFA charter awarded on September 2011

Interests include traveling the world, trying new foods, playing guitar and exploring new technology

SARAH RASKIN 315 Ocean Parkway, Apt 4F

Brooklyn, NY 11218 Tel: 718-290-6591


Education: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY New York, NY Leonard N. Stern School of Business

Master of Business Administration, May 2014 Specializations in Finance and Management • Stern Academic Committee, Graduate Finance Association, Entertainment, Media & Technology

Association The University of Chicago Chicago, IL Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, June 2008 • Graduated with Honors

• Received the 2008 Campus Life & Leadership Award for improvements made to college radio station, WHPK

Experience: THE NIELSEN COMPANY New York, NY 2011 – 2012 Senior Research Analyst, Media Advertising & Analytics

• Solved advanced and non-standard research problems for clients on select team of five analysts, generating new revenue streams of approximately $100k per quarter per project

• Initiated the development of above projects and saw through to completion, including feasibility testing, synthesizing data across multiple departments and summarizing key insights

• Identified trends in media habits across television, mobile and online platforms to provide foresight and guidance to media planners and clients

• Awarded the Q1 2012 Media, Advertising & Analytics “All Star Award” for presentation that was delivered to 300+ clients on effectively pitching commercial spots to specific types of advertisers

• Supported the research needs of Senior Vice Presidents within the company, including building presentations for industry wide conferences and for research requested by the Media Ratings Council

• Mentored new hires and interns on Nielsen concepts and software • Managed offshore data processing team in the generation of custom data sets to help facilitate media

industry research 2008 – 2011 Research Analyst, Local Audience Analysis

• Supported sales team in evaluating data concerns from high-priority station clients, including Hearst Corp., Gannett Co., Inc, LIN TV Corp., and NBC Universal

• Investigated client concerns pertaining to Nielsen’s local TV measurement systems and resolved quality complaints in order to guarantee client satisfaction and contract renewals, valuing upwards of $1,000,000

• Presented research and provided clients insight into their audience’s demographic, socio-economic and geographic make-up through conveying complex ideas in a simple manner

• Managed strong advisory relationships with network research analysts to recommend reports and help interpret Nielsen data to formulate coherent advertising pitches

2007 – 2008 WHPK 88.5 FM, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Chicago, IL General Station Manager & Classical D.J.

• Managed staff of 20 station directors and 100+ student and community member disc jockeys, in addition to station’s $50,000+ budget

• Supervised daily upkeep of station, performed accounting, monitored equipment failure and reported news and updates to all station members

• Maintained governmental licenses and public files and ensured that Format Chiefs enforced FCC, webcasting, and University regulations

• Implemented launch of new website for station with streaming capabilities, wrote site’s content and collaborated with station members on its design

• Collaborated with broadcast engineers, equipment companies, and University building management in the acquisition and installation of substantial equipment purchases

Additional: • Community Involvement: iMentor and Citizen Schools. Mentored a high school senior in her coursework

and taught a public afterschool class once a week with co-workers about jobs in the Media Industry • Interests include: Biking, health food, violin, concerts

ISADORA “IZZY” ROTHSTEIN 144 West 23

rd Street, Apt 3C

New York, NY 10011

516-456-4437

[email protected]




Specialization in Finance, Financial Instruments & Markets

AVP of Treks, Cellar

Member, Stern Investment Management & Research Society, Graduate Finance Association, Stern

Women in Business

CORNELL UNIVERSITY Ithaca, NY

College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Dean’s List, May 2007

Study Abroad Spring 2006; City University, London, England, Concentration in Economics

Arts and Sciences Peer Leader; Corresponding Secretary and Standards Board Representative, Alpha

Epsilon Phi

Experience: UBS INVESTMENT BANK New York, NY

2010–2012 Associate, SNB Investment Management, Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF)

Managed, as part of a four-person team, a Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS) and

Commercial Real Estate Collateralized Debt Obligations (CRE CDO) book with a face value of over $5bn

Computed in-depth asset analysis and reviews for fixed-rate CMBS bonds which included a loss analysis

and a detailed underwriting of the top loans in the pool

Created customized loan scenarios via asset underwriting for the entire floater CMBS which established

independent bond valuations

Wrote quarterly top positions reports that entailed a comprehensive review of each respective position and

explained the position’s projected returns and potential risks

Initiated monthly reviews of remittance reports in order to track significant changes to assets to determine

assumptions for cash flows modeling in order to formulate hold or sell decisions

Maintained business plans for whole loan positions ranging in value of $9mm to $100mm for senior

management

2010 MOODY’S INVESTMENT SERVICE New York, NY

Associate Analyst, CREF

Analyzed and modeled 30+ CMBS transactions, ranging in value of $100mm to $6.6bn

Prepared credit memos and presented recommendations to internal committees on a weekly basis

Authored press releases regarding credit opinions that were released to investors to increase transparency

Wrote sections in a quarterly report known as Red-Yellow-Green, by collecting and analyzing data in

order to measure the health of commercial real estate markets

Mentored new hires to team which improved mentee’s performance and professionalism within the group

2007–2010 Senior Associate, CREF

Evaluated underlying collateral for lead analysts rating new CMBS deal offerings

Analyzed underlying whole loans and CMBS Certificates for past and present CRE CDO transactions

Maintained and analyzed Special Servicing Loan Tracker (SSLT) which was incorporated in a monthly

special report called ‘Moody’s CMBS Delinquency Tracker’

2006–2007 C-BASS New York, NY

Capital Markets and Financial Control Intern

Monitored callable bonds through remittance reports and P&L estimates

Assisted associates with performing due diligence, gathering data, and finalizing bids

Created an expense analysis report that benchmarked company’s expenses versus competitive benchmarks

for the managing partner

Additional: Mentored underprivileged high school students through “Mentor for Success Skills”

Interests include traveling, wine, and football

AJAY SHAH 154 East 29

th Street Apt 6H

New York, NY 10016

Tel: 978-729-9239

Email: [email protected]



Specializations in Strategy, Leadership and Change Management, Business Analytics

Recipient, Robert F. Engle Faculty Scholarship

Member, Management Consulting Association, Entertainment, Media, and Technology Association

CORNELL UNIVERSITY Ithaca, NY

Bachelor of Science, Operations Research and Information Engineering, May 2008

Member of Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network

Experience: BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP (BCG) Chicago, IL

2010–2012 Information Systems Analyst – Business Analysis

Collaborated with over 30 case teams to roll out proprietary change management software to client

organizations; continued to work with clients after case team departure to ensure client satisfaction

Designed model leveraging Monte Carlo simulation for use in BCG projects; partnered with case team to

create sales material for model

Led creation of new reporting system for consumer goods client; worked closely with client for eight

weeks to define, develop, and implement system

Tailored MS Access, Excel and SQL based application solutions for multiple clients

Recognized with high performance award from Operations practice leadership for outstanding

collaboration with practice members on benchmarking application

Received core team award from Organization practice leadership for exceptional work as member of

project team developing proprietary delayering software

Promoted from Junior Software Analyst after receiving highest possible rating

2008–2010 Junior Software Analyst Boston, MA

Designed and developed secure document repository for confidential Partner material; led rollout of new

system and training 20 employees across 10 offices

Conceived and created tracking tools and database for BCG recruiting practice; presented solution to

management team and gained approval for implementation

Led implementation of resource scheduling solution in over 20 offices; collaborated with office leadership

to identify office needs, customized solution to meet requirements, trained support staff on system

Conducted market scans to compare external products with internal applications; set up product internally,

coordinated with offices to evaluate product and led final evaluation

Analyzed BCG needs to develop strategic roadmap for knowledge management product; collaborated

with practice and topic area leadership to identify solutions; developed knowledge management platforms

for four practice areas and multiple topics

2006– 2007 DALRYMPLE HOLDING CORPORATION Pine City, NY

Analytics Intern

Developed application to quantify potential impact of expanding to new location; presented findings to

senior management

Designed new forecasting models for use in job cost estimation

Created risk models to quantify hedging exposure to heating oil prices

Additional: Proficient in SQL, VBA, @Risk, Crystal Ball in addition to several programming languages and

productivity applications

Participant, NYC Next Idea global business plan competition

Interests include international travel, soccer, and football

TOM SIMONITSCH 1 Bank Street, 5F

New York, NY 10014

Tel: +1 (917) 825-8778



Leonard N. Stern School of Business Master of Business Administration, Class of 2014

Specializations in Finance and Strategy

Member of Stern Investment Management & Research Society and Graduate Finance Association

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON London, UK

MSc in International Public Policy [September 2006]

Graduated with merit

Dissertation focused on US foreign policy in East Africa

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON London, UK

BA in Classics [June 2005]

Graduated with honors

Member of Men’s Cricket and Boat Clubs

Experience: WINGRAVE YEATS PARTNERSHIP LLP London, UK

2010-2012 Audit Supervisor

Performed preliminary analytical review of financial statements for new/prospective clients and reported key

risks directly to the engagement Partner

Initiated a Financial Markets industry-specific team, meeting regularly with senior Partners and select

managers to focus attention on new business opportunities in that sector

Coordinated continuous contact with client executives for a portfolio of engagements, predominantly in the

financial services industry, but also in oil & gas, retail and professional services

Maintained the budget on each of my clients, monitoring work in progress and communicating recoverability

and billing expectations to the relevant Partner

Managed audit teams of 2 to 5 junior staff, delegating work according to risk profile and staff experience

Performed quality control of my juniors’ work, steering additional focus required before Partner-level review

Prepared and presented transfer pricing report for a large client following its acquisition by a foreign firm

Led monthly departmental training sessions on relevant audit and Financial Services Authority compliance

issues/developments

2007-2010 Trainee Accountant

Qualified as a Chartered Accountant in September 2010 after three years of professional exams taken whilst

working full time in the business advisory department

Prepared annual financial statements for all 51 companies of a famous hotel group and coordinated the

reporting process between the Group CFO and Deloitte’s audit and tax teams

Presented fund accounting and governance recommendations to a foreign currency hedge fund in its infant

stage - the fund grew to manage $3bil of assets, becoming a valuable client for the firm

2007 PI CAPITAL London, UK

Intern, Private Equity

Researched initial investment opportunities for this investor ‘peer network’ and presented findings to Partners

2006 ARROW SHIPPING London, UK

Intern, Sale & Purchase Desk

Analyzed market activity to produce weekly reports for the company website and major clients

Additional: Languages: French (intermediate) and Spanish (basic)

Awarded an All-Round Scholarship to Millfield School (Somerset, UK) for academic and sporting excellence

County representative level at rugby, cricket, squash, tennis and hockey; member of West of England cricket

squad and England Fast Bowling Clinics

Member of Marylebone Cricket Club

Other interests include reading, music, traveling and wine tasting

JUDAH SOKEL 710 Avenue O

Brooklyn, NY 11230

Tel: 516-242-3227





VP of Sell-Side Recruiting, Stern Investment Management & Research Club

VP of Communication, Stern Hedge Fund Association

TOURO COLLEGE Brooklyn, NY

Bachelor of Science, Accounting, June 2008

Graduated Summa cum laude; Dean’s List

Full academic merit scholarship

Experience: PALLADIUM CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC New York, NY

Summer 2012 Pre-MBA Intern

Performed in-depth security analysis of two small-cap stocks to facilitate valuations of comparable

companies considering public offerings

Created an Excel model to track and correlate trends between real-time events and the share prices of

these two companies; presented findings to senior management

2012-2012 MCGLADREY LLP New York, NY

Experienced Associate

Managed financial statement audits for the purpose of tax return preparation; prepared reconciliations

relating to discrepancies discovered upon testing

Sourced a new client for the firm; only associate in a group of 60 to do so

Received early promotion to senior associate; received ranking of “exceeds expectations”

2010-2011 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP New York, NY

Associate

Analyzed private equity and real estate trust clients’ financial statements; segregated balance sheet and

income statement items into various categories based on analysis of GAAP and IRS code

Prepared advanced spreadsheets to facilitate tax return preparation and developed an Excel template to

standardize and optimize spreadsheet preparation across the engagement team

Selected to participate in writing and editing for Emerging Trends in Real Estate, a real estate publication

jointly sponsored by PwC and the Urban Land Institute; only associate in a group of 124 selected

Selected to compose a 36 page document delineating all compliance and consulting services performed by

my engagement team for a private equity fund with over $4 billion AUM

2008-2010 YESODEI YESHURUN HIGH SCHOOL Flushing, NY

Teacher

Taught a diverse range of topics, including math, ethics, and philosophy, to high school students

Created, developed, and launched a charter program to target struggling high school students in need of

additional academic and personal mentorship; program is still in existence and has since expanded

Prepared and presented lectures to other members of the faculty; published two such lectures in school-

sponsored publication

Selected to act as Master of Ceremonies for annual faculty dinner and reception

Additional: NYS Licensed CPA (passed all 4 parts of CPA Examination on first attempt)

Co-founded Noah’s Gifts Foundation, a charity which emotionally and financially supports families who

have children battling cancer and other terminal illnesses

Have owned and managed personal stock portfolio since the age of 12; avid reader of authors on value

investing/security analysis, including Graham, Buffett, Greenblatt, and Greenwald

Other interests include: Sports (former varsity basketball team captain and softball coach), Singing

(member of professional a capella group), and Public Speaking (member of SpeechMasters)

CHRISTINE SONG, CFA 145 East 16

th Street, Apt 11D

New York, NY 10003

Tel: 347-886-4842




Specializations in Corporate Finance and Strategy

Candidate, Leadership Development Institute

VP-Conference, Stern Investment Management & Research

AVP-Corporate Relations, Stern Women in Business

VP-Alumni Relations, Sales and Trading Club

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Washington, DC

Bachelor of Arts, Economics, May 2004

Cum laude

First Honors: Fall 2002; Second Honors: Spring 2003; Dean’s List: Fall 2001, Fall 2003

Experience: MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY New York, NY

2009-2012 Vice President, Alternative Investments

Led due diligence effort on over 20 alternative investment funds and presented new funds to the product

review committee that generated over $1.5bn in sales

Recommended revalidation of existing products to senior management (product review committee)

Collaborated with internal divisions and third party investment firms to create a fund that raised $130mm

to invest alongside the US Department of Treasury in the Public-Private Investment Program

Created quarterly and annual research reports for client and internal consumption

Evaluated investment managers from a quantitative and qualitative perspective using fund offering

documents, financial statements, 13F filings, manager communication and risk reports

Provided research support for new funds to sales and product management teams

Frequently updated financial advisors on existing products

2006-2009 Citigroup New York, NY

Associate, Global Wealth Management

Reviewed due diligence material (prospectus, due diligence questionnaires, financial statements, fund

literature) and attended meetings with senior analysts to evaluate portfolio managers

Created quantitative performance reports using Zephyr and Pertrac for peer comparison

Established a Bloomberg spreadsheet to monitor key positions (>5%) held by funds on the platform

Drafted initial versions of research reports for senior analysts

Reviewed financial statements and created templates to monitor year over year changes

2004-2006 GOLDMAN SACHS Washington, DC

Analyst, Finance

Projected and reconciled interest income and expense generated by the firm’s trading desks

Created quarterly net interest packages for review by the internal finance department

Monitored and applied daily funding rates across firm inventory

Modeled funding costs on behalf of trading desks for specific trades

Additional: Languages: Korean (basic)

Operation Exodus, Inner City (volunteer mentoring program in Washington Heights, NY)

Interests include: letterpress printing, traveling, reading, cooking

VARNIT SURI 140 E 14th St, Apt 1428 New York, NY 10003


Education: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY New York, NY Leonard N. Stern School of Business Master of Business Administration, May 2014 Specializations in Strategy and Finance • Member, Stern Investment Management Association and Stern Alumni Relations Committee GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Fairfax, VA

Master of Electrical Engineering, December 2006 • Co-invented patent-pending algorithm to improve advertising relevance on cellphones • Dean’s Fellow and part-time researcher for Samsung Labs, Korea

JAMIA MILLIA UNIVERSITY New Delhi, India

Bachelor of Technology in Electronics & Communication Engineering, July 2003 • Graduated First Class with Distinction

Experience: DENALI SYSTEMS San Jose, CA Summer 2012 Consultant

• Built customizable market sizing and growth models for IT startup, leading to a comprehensive growth strategy

BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS Cloud networking company / $2B revenue / 4,500 staff / Operating in 160 countries

San Jose, CA

2010-2012 Technology Lead

• Conducted strategic and financial due diligence on two startups, leading to $2M venture capital investments in them

• Presented executive briefings on competing cloud services and recommended product improvements, resulting in a sales increase of 30% in one year

• Conducted market research to support development of product strategy for new cloud services worth $5M in annual revenue

• Selected for Brocade’s Leadership Program (awarded to top 1% performers) and won two Leadership Awards 2008-2010 Senior Software Engineer

• Reduced customer issue turnaround time by 25% and annual cost by ~$500K, by developing best practices for workflow between sales-support and engineering teams

• Trained a 150-person sales force from 14 countries to support annual sales of $3M from four Fortune 100 clients

2006-2008 Software Engineer

• Developed algorithms to analyze performance data from deployed software applications and create usage

recommendations for clients • Led a team of six engineers to design storage software applications, exceeding performance targets by 35%

Summer 2010 BOLLYWOOD MASALA Bombay, India Consultant

• Created comprehensive business plan and financial model for new TV channel, leading to $200K in venture funding and a successful launch

2003-2004 TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS INDIA LIMITED Moscow / New Delhi Consulting Engineer

• Identified client requirements and developed telecom project proposals for the governments of Russia and Singapore, resulting in project wins worth $10M

Additional: • Permanent US Resident

• Interests: improvisational comedy (comic-in-training at BATS Improv, San Francisco) • Community service: as Marketing Director of Network of Indian Professionals, organized industry events and

raised $10K for charity; as Entrepreneurship Mentor, helped six at-risk high-school children setup a backpack business

JASON D. THOMPSON 10-11 48th Ave Apt 2 New York, NY 11101


Education: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY New York, NY Leonard N. Stern School of Business Master of Business Administration, May 2014 Specializations in Finance, Banking, and Entrepreneurship and Innovation • Vice President of Events, Graduate Finance Association WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS St Louis, MO Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, December 2007 • Graduated Cum Laude and Dean’s List • Recipient, Missouri Gallagher, Gustav Kurt Mesmer, and Raymond Tucker Memorial Grants Experience: ACCENTURE LLP Boston, MA 2010–2012 Management Consultant • Negotiated, with a team, to shape $15 mil project and helped define resource structure and contract

• Assessed current and future practices to source, enhance, and publish the data of 17 vendors including Bloomberg and Reuters at Private Asset Manager with $750 bil AUM

• Led projects which involved coordination with front, middle, and back offices including Trading and Portfolio Management to identify and resolve issues across all asset classes at Private Asset Manager

• Developed and implemented new process to facilitate broker order placement and management of physical commodities and high yield syndicated loans at Asset Manager

• Calculated exposure and performance implications for US sovereign debt downgrade and led projects to ensure compliance with Wall Street Reform Act at Asset Manager

• Performed regression analysis on system performance and capacity and presented to VP at Asset Manager 2008–2010 Business Analyst

• Analyzed 520 enterprise-wide metrics at Health Care Payer and provided financial performance, staffing, cost, and operational efficiency key findings to senior management team including Senior VPs and CFO

• Projected future cost through the analysis of a Health Care Payer’s financial statements and accounting ledgers and examined current organizational cost structure and trends

• Designed fund and investor dashboards at Private Equity Fund to model and report diversification and performance with requirements from C Suite and Senior VPs.

• Reengineered cash flow projection, diversification, stress, and what-if models at Private Equity Fund

• Systematized customer segmentation at High Tech client which reduced errors from 50% to 0.1% resulting in a $9 mil cost savings; Established ownership and escalation routes to sustain cost savings

2008–2012 NEW SECTOR ALLIANCE Boston, MA Advisor to Non-Profit Organizations

• Advised on annual report and managed fellow on project to identify and cultivate major donors and grants through past contribution regression analysis at National Consumer Law Center

• Counseled fellow at MIT Legatum Center on marketing strategy project to increase donations and enhance participation from academic society at annual conference spotlighting entrepreneurship

• Researched magazine marketing segmentation and partnership marketing strategies for Cultural Survival and refined financial model defining magazine subscription renewals

2006–2008 COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS LABORATORY St Louis, MO Research Assistant to Dr. Ramesh K. Agarwal • Published in AIAA peer reviewed scientific journal and research was presented at conference in Seattle

• Constructed computerized models of biomechanical and aerodynamic fluid flows with the use of finite element mathematics to solve partial differential equations over a grid

Additional: • Passed Level I CFA Exam; Certified Capital Markets Industry Generalist by CISI • Experience with: Bloomberg, Reuters, Markit, WSO, Venture Economics, C++, SQL, and Matlab • Personal interests: rugby, fly fishing, surfing, sailing, scuba diving, golf and traveling

TRENT NATHAN TRUJILLO 11 Cornelia Street, Apartment 8R

New York, NY 10014

Tel: 720-255-4331





Merit-Based Scholarship Recipient


Vice President of Alumni Relations, Stern Investment Management & Research Society

Vice President of Alumni Relations, Stern Hedge Fund Association

Candidate, Leadership Development Initiative

Member, Association of Hispanic and Black Business Students, SpeechMasters

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Denver, CO

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Emphasis in Finance, June 2004

Distinctions: Chancellor’s Scholar, Dean’s List (2002-2004), Graduated cum laude

Experience: MOUNT YALE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC Denver, CO

2010–2012 Senior Investment Analyst

Developed and maintained models and templates for performance attribution, portfolio risk, and manager

selection to optimize risk and return aspects of proprietary investment vehicles as well as client portfolios

Managed due diligence process for non-traditional and hedge fund investments for a $1.5 billion platform

Performed research and analysis in connection with managing proprietary investment products

Conducted traditional long-only manager search and ongoing due diligence

Directed on-site due diligence meetings with investment managers and provided portfolio allocation and

rebalancing recommendations to senior management

Wrote commentaries for general market developments, performance of traditional long-only and

alternative / hedge fund managers, separately managed accounts, and proprietary products

Lead quarterly portfolio reviews with high net worth clients and provided ongoing investment advice to

promote balanced and diversified portfolios

Created presentations and detailed research reports for asset allocation and manager-centric discussions

with senior management

Generated marketing materials and attribution models as well as provided one-on-one client service that

facilitated growth in a proprietary mutual fund, resulting in $400 million in assets after 18 months

Trained, developed, and managed research analysts and junior investment analysts

2004–2010 Investment Analyst

Performed initial and ongoing quantitative and qualitative due diligence on alternative / hedge fund

managers, traditional long-only managers, and separately managed accounts used in client portfolios

Developed various Excel-based templates for manager and financial market tracking and analysis

Provided investment product expertise to external sales team to enhance their education and investment

vehicle knowledge for meetings and conference calls with existing and potential clients

Created peer group analysis, profiles, and other reports for use by senior management and sales staff

Maintained internal databases containing quantitative and qualitative information for approved and

potential investment managers to easily compare investment vehicles across various metrics

Additional: Languages: Spanish (proficient)

Passed Level I of the CAIA program

Experience with analytical tools such as Bloomberg, PerTrac, Vestmark, and Thomson Vestek

Interests include: Basketball, hockey, skiing, and elementary school coaching and volunteering

ROZALIYA TSANEVA

320 W 38 St, Apt 310

New York, NY 10018

Tel: (203) 391-8839





AVP, Stern Investment Management and Research Society – Private Wealth Management club

Member, Strategy and Operations Club, Stern Women in Business

WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY Lexington, VA

Williams School of Commerce Bachelor of Arts in Economics, May 2007

Summa Cum Laude

Phi Beta Kappa, National Honor Society

L.K. Johnson Scholar

Student Association of International Learning, International Student Alliance Committee Chair

Experience: GOLDMAN SACHS & CO New York, NY

2010–2012 Associate in Internal Audit

Managed internal audits of business and support functions within the Investment Management Division in

Americas with focus on the Private Wealth Management Division (PWM)

Defined the audit scope and developed test plans to streamline operations and identify areas of financial,

reputational, and regulatory risk for various business units, including portfolio management, sales and

trading, compliance and operations units

Led audit teams to timely and successful completion of projects by implementing tactical and strategic

process enhancements within the division, for example, management’s review of the suitability of

structured investments in US PWM client accounts over a one year period

Presented root cause and impact analysis of identified control deficiencies to Internal Audit and Business

management

Acted as a strategic liaison between impacted business groups, working to develop and track the

implementation of control enhancements

Collaborated with Legal, Compliance and Operations groups on periodic risk environment updates to

Division Management and Regulatory Authorities, highlighting open audit findings and operational risk

events, and reporting the status of management correction plans

2007-2010 Analyst in Internal Audit

Analyzed processes, systems and test data to detect internal control weaknesses within the Investment

Management Division, and tracked the implementation of control enhancements

Evaluated the internal controls around investment services provided to high net worth individuals and

institutions including: portfolio construction and implementation; generation, marketing and execution of

over-the-counter transactions; sourcing and distribution of alternative investments; and performance of

supervisory, compliance and operations functions

Conducted internal audits of Goldman Sachs International and GS Bank AG Zurich in London

Additional: Languages: Bulgarian (native), English (fluent) and German (basic)

Licenses: Series 7

Interests include: yoga, volleyball and interior design


MATTHEW WEBER 550 W. 54

th Street, Apartment 1007

New York, NY 10019

Tel: 301-602-0670




Specializations in Financial Instruments & Markets, Accounting, Global Business

Member, Graduate Finance Association, Stern Private Equity Club, Stern Hedge Fund Association,

Entrepreneurs Exchange Club, Stern Investment Management & Research Society

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY University Park, PA

Bachelor of Science, Finance, Minor, Economics, May 2006

Experience: CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, LLC. Arlington, VA

2008–2012 Senior Investment Performance Analyst

Developed complex multi-asset class, multi-currency investment performance reports to convey results

for 20+ domestic and international high profile foundations, endowments, families, and corporate clients

with assets ranging from $50 million to $1.5 billion

Performed globally diversified manager, asset class, and total portfolio performance, asset allocation,

transaction, and attribution analysis to help clients and consulting teams make educated portfolio

investment and rebalancing decisions

Identified synergies between the client services and operations groups, allowing for streamlined

department processes and the elimination of overtime costs that resulted from a Department of Labor audit

Presented ideas to management regarding updated scheduling procedures, simplified report status and

tracking tools, innovative methods of assessing employee workflow and performance, and internal system

and communication upgrades

Implemented unique benchmarking methods to make accurate comparisons and draw meaningful

conclusions regarding investment results at the investment manager, asset class, and total portfolio level

Screened potential investments to anticipate fit and overall effect on clients portfolio diversification

Created systematic processes to organize resources across the Boston, Menlo Park, and London offices

Consulted clients and internal consultants regarding industry related performance measurement techniques

and recommended appropriate services

Designed a mentoring framework to develop and train less tenured Analysts and Associates

Promoted to Senior level after three reporting quarters

2007-2008 Senior Investment Performance Associate Arlington, VA

Managed, mentored, and evaluated a team of three Investment Performance Associates in order to

coordinate the performance reporting process for 60+ client entities

Organized Investment Performance Associate’s workflow and reallocated team resources as necessary

Developed relationships with client’s custodians and investment managers

Promoted to Senior level after three reporting quarters

2006-2007

ACUMEN SOLUTIONS, INC. McLean, VA

Business Analyst, Fannie Mae Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance

Provided on-site real-time feedback and issue management to financially relevant application teams

during internal auditing to prepare them for external auditing

Researched reoccurring trends in audit deficiencies and assured application compliance with enterprise

standards and procedures

Additional: American Collegiate Hockey Association Division II First Team All-American 2005-2006

Super East Collegiate Hockey League player of the year, All-Academic Team 2004-2005, 2005-2006

Top Freshman GPA as a member of the Penn State Icers

HUA XU 4 Washington Square Village, Apt 11CE

New York NY 10012 Tel: 734-355-4381


Education: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY New York, NY Leonard N. Stern School of Business Master of Business Administration, anticipated May 2014 Specializations in Finance and Accounting

• Candidate, Leadership Development Initiative • Member, Stern Investment Management and Research Society and Graduate Finance Association PEKING UNIVERSITY Beijing, PRC Law School Juris Master, June 2008 Specialization in Intellectual Property Law • Organized 2 student talent shows that performed in a 1000+ capacity stadium • Passed the Chinese Bar Examination

CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES Wuhan, PRC Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics Bachelor of Engineering, Measure and Control Technology and Instrumentation, June 2005

• Recipient, Excellent Graduate • Century Elite Scholarship, Innovative Student Talent, Sinopec Scholarship • First Prize winner of National English Competition for University Students

Experience: PEKING UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF TRANSNATIONAL LAW Shenzhen, PRC 2010–2012 Assistant Dean, Lecturer in Law and Class Counselor for the pioneer graduating class • Oversaw all academic administration, supervised a team of 10 staff that sustained the school’s academic

and administrative operations • Maintained 250 employer relationships, 50 government relationships, university leadership relationships,

and relationships with an American architectural firm, giving the school a strong and consistent image • Constructed the school budget plan and supervised the implementation of the budget • Assisted the Dean in securing financial support of 2 million dollars from a public donor • Worked with two accounting firms on solving individual tax issues of foreign faculty working in China • Created a Career Services Center using an online platform that enables dynamic communication among

school administrators, potential employers, and 4 classes totaling 300 students • Researched cross-cultural studies and trained students, faculty, and staff on cross-cultural skills,

substantially enhancing the learning environment • Built the student study-abroad program by negotiating and establishing 9 international exchange contracts

with law schools from around the world, allowing 1/3 of each class to study abroad every year

2009-2010 Chief of Staff Shenzhen, PRC • Recruited 10 domestic and international talents to join the administrative staff, professionalizing the

school’s administrative structure • Established preliminary networks of employers, reporters, and other supporters, locally and nationally,

building a positive early reputation for the school • Received Excellent Staff of Peking University award out of 100 staff

Director of Admissions and External Relations Shenzhen, PRC

2007-2009 • Recruited the first class of 54 students by doing road shows with three temporary team members in more

than 15 top universities across China, enabling the school to start fast with a high-profile student body • Directed renovation of the building for teaching and administrative use, enabling a smooth opening of

school operations • Accepted additional responsibilities for designing a preliminary administrative structure and training new

staff on academic and student affairs management, HR, and basic budgetary management, enabling the school to overcome early start-up challenges

• Languages: native Chinese, fluent English • Interest includes: Dancing, reading, shopping and fashion, travel • Served as a hired consultant to NYU during 2010-11 negotiation to establish NYU-Shanghai

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